On Madeline’s White House visit, she doesn’t get to meet Malia and Sasha, but she does get to join in an Easter egg hunt. Marciano joins well-known picture-book artists David Shannon (“No ...

AMHERST - There are many surprises in the intensely lovely exhibit “Madeline at 75: The Art of Ludwig Bemelmans” on view through Feb. 22 at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst.

“In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived 12 little girls in two straight lines. … The smallest one was Madeline,” begins Ludwig Bemelmans' landmark 1939 children’s book.

Of all of the Madeline books, the only one to win a Caldecott ... If you look close, you can spot her in the picture! 8. Madeline's debut on the big screen was nominated for an Academy Award.

Newcomer Madeline Kloepper's detailed illustrations are the perfect accompaniments to picture-book veteran Cary Fagan's narrative. When I was a kid, Valentine's Day meant chocolate, cinnamon ...