‘ In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines…’ Pepito lives next door to Madeline & her friends. When he moves to London, he pines for the twelve little girls terribly. So Miss Clavel & her charges pay him a visit in London…and come home with a new friend! The small but feisty heroine, Madeline, & her charming Parisian world have been loved by children & adults alike for over seventy years.