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Help, I don't want to have to google French school girls!!!

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OuchyMcOuch · 02/09/2014 21:57

What's the name of a French children's book, it's about a group of school girls in Paris, beautiful illustrations, they are taught by nuns I think in the old fashioned wimple style costumes. The little girls wore boaters I think.... Desperately trying to remember the name of the books, I thought the girl was called Matilda but the on,y thing that comes up when I google that is the Roald Dahl version.

Does anyone have any clues or am I just rambling incoherently?

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Barabajagal · 02/09/2014 22:00

Is it the Madeline books? Can't remember the author. Will have a google.

ShadowStar · 02/09/2014 22:01

Madeleine?

Trapper · 02/09/2014 22:02

In an old house in Paris all covered in vines...

Ludwig Bemelmans

NerfHerder · 02/09/2014 22:02

Madeline. Ludwig de Bemelman?

NerfHerder · 02/09/2014 22:02

Lived 12 little girls in 2 straight lines...

OutDamnSpot · 02/09/2014 22:02

I think Madeline too. Google it, there is a rather lovely cartoon version on one of the TV channels I love but my DC won't watch.

Trapper · 02/09/2014 22:03

In two straight lines they broke their bread...

whatsagoodusername · 02/09/2014 22:04

Brushed their teeth and went to bed.

OutDamnSpot · 02/09/2014 22:06

Just googled and Madeline looks just like Emily Elizabeth from the hideous Clifford - maybe DC were right to reject!

dashoflime · 02/09/2014 22:06

Its Madeline! Best appreciated when read by

CMOTDibbler · 02/09/2014 22:08

Theres also the Happy Orpheline (they go to the dog cemetary) and A Brother for the Orphelines (baby boy left at the door, they want to keep him but can't because he's a boy). The main character is Josine

PartTimeModel · 02/09/2014 22:10

Madeline in London is fab too and lots of great illustrations of London landmarks

NerfHerder · 02/09/2014 22:12

In the middle of the night, Miss Clavell turned on the light...

PartTimeModel · 02/09/2014 22:13

Pepito!

NerfHerder · 02/09/2014 22:13

(As an aside, I always wondered as a child why Miss Clavell was named 'Miss Clavell' and not Sister Mary-Andrew, or some such. Surely, she was a nun?)

OuchyMcOuch · 02/09/2014 22:23

Woohoo Madeleine! That's it! Thank you so much! I knew her name started with an M Grin

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