AGE LEVEL
3 and 4 year olds
GENRE
Television show
REVIEW
Based on the characters created by Ludwig Bemelmans in his Caldecott Award-winning Madeline picture book, The New Adventures of Madeline television show is appropriate for preschoolers. The rhyming text in the picture book is preserved in these shows in the occasional narration of Christopher Plummer. The majority of each show, however, consists of action, dialogue, and song. The simple nature of the stories, their repetition of key points, and their focus on themes which apply to many children’s lives -- especially that of being part of a group -- make these shows a good match for three and four year-olds. Madeline’s energy and courage are positive models for young children. Madeline's prescient and ever-helpful boarding school teacher, Miss Clavel, serves as a comforting reminder that there are indeed reliable people in life. The inclusion of some French words and phrases is a bonus. One weakness of the shows' content is the fact that almost all the main characters are Caucasian, and one disadvantage of watching the shows online is that commercial advertising interrupts each epiosode a couple times.
LIBRARY PROGRAMMING IDEAS
An episode could be screened to start off a family movie night at the library.
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