Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

Characters- Protagonist: Madeline
                 - Antagonist: Other 11 girls
                 - All are flat
                 - They are revealed by the narrator says and what the characters do
Setting- Backdrop
Narrative Point of View- External subjective
Plot- dramatic: Setting-12 girls and Miss Clavel live in an old house in Paris.
                         Conflict- The smallest girl, Madeline, is different from other girls. She is braver.
                         Rising action- 1. She isn't afraid of mice.
                                              2. She loves winter.
                                              3. She isn't afraid of the tiger.
                         Climax- She has an appendix.
                         Denouement- Dr. Cohn bring her to a hospital.
                         End- Madeline recovers well and gets a scar. Other kids want to have appendix
                                after seeing her scar.
Conflict- The protagonist against antagonist
Theme- The cuteness of children and the love of Miss Clavel.
Style- Words are easy
        - End rhyme
        - Sentences are short
Tone- Humor

I have read the Chinese version when I was little. Now, I'm reading it in a different angle. I don't focus on the main character, Madeline this time. I find out that Miss Clavel loves the 12 girls very much. When she heard they are crying, she was so worried about the girls that she rushed to their room. Those girls are orphans. Although the book didn't mention it, we can still tell from the plot. For these 12 girls, Miss Clavel is their mother. They are so lucky to have her.
The drawing style is special. Painter used many straight lines.And the main color is yellow. But when the scene is set in the city, Paris, the picture is colorful. I think he wants people to realize how beautiful this city is.