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{{short description|1959 children's book by Ludwig Bemelmans}}
{{Infobox book
| name = Madeline and the Gypsies
| image = MadelineAndTheGypsies.jpg
| author = [[Ludwig Bemelmans]]
| genre = Children's picture book
| publisher = [[Viking Juvenile]]
| published = 1959
| pages = 64
| isbn = 0-670-44682-3
}}
'''''Madeline and the Gypsies''''' is a children's picture book by [[Ludwig Bemelmans]] featuring Bemelman's popular character [[Madeline]]. It was first published in 1959 by [[Viking Press]] under the Viking Juvenile imprint.<ref name=":0" />
==Plot==
'''''Madeline and the Gypsies''''' is about Pepito, the son of the Spanish Ambassador, inviting Madeline and her fellow students to a [[Romani people|Gypsy]] carnival. However, in the chaos caused by a sudden rainstorm, Miss Clavel and the other girls lose track of Madeline and Pepito, who are unintentionally left behind on the [[Ferris wheel]]. The two children find themselves guests of the gypsies, and soon, they wind up part of the carnival themselves.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/322786/madeline-and-the-gypsies-by-ludwig-bemelmans/|title=Madeline and the Gypsies by Ludwig Bemelmans: 9780140566475 {{!}} PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books|website=PenguinRandomhouse.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref>
== Adaptations ==
According to a review in Publishers Weekly, an element from '''''Madeline and the Gypsies''''' is rehashed in a different setting for the posthumously published [[Madeline]] book ''[[Madeline in America and Other Holiday Tales]]''.
A 1966 Czech-American animated film titled ''[[Alice of Wonderland in Paris]]'' briefly adapts '''''Madeline and the Gypsies''''', along with four other short stories.<ref>[[Jerry Beck|Beck, Jerry]]. 2005. ''The Animated Movie Guide: The Ultimate Illustrated Reference to Cartoon, Stop-motion, And Computer-generated Feature Films''. Chicago: [[Chicago Review Press]]. {{ISBN|1-55652-591-5}}. pp. 12–13.</ref>
In 2008, '''''Madeline and the Gypsies''''' was adapted into a musical, with script by Barry Kornhauser and score by Michael Koerner, which premiered at The Children's Theater Company in Minneapolis, MN.
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-670-44682-7 Publishers Weekly]
* {{ASIN|0140566473}}
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