Madeline's Christmas

First publication (as magazine insert)

Madeline's Christmas is an illustrated children's book by Ludwig Bemelmans. It features popular children's character Madeline. It was first published in 1956 as a special book insert to McCalls Magazine. It did not get issued independently until 1985.

Madeline finds herself having to manage the needs of the school when everyone else falls ill.

There was a TV version of this story, only the magician was replaced by an old lady named Madame Marie.

Madeline's Christmas by Ludwig Bemelmans
Publisher: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking Kestrel, 1985.
ISBN 0670806668

Sources

http://isbndb.com/d/book/madelines_christmas.html