ans ▁Mar ci ano . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁book , ▁Mad eline ' s ▁" p apa " ▁sends ▁her ▁a ▁doll s ' ▁house ▁when ▁she ▁is ▁recover ing ▁from ▁an ▁app ende ct omy , ▁and ▁the ▁girls ▁all ▁go ▁to ▁visit ▁their ▁parents ▁in ▁the ▁Christmas ▁book . ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁series ▁had ▁sold ▁over ▁ 1 5 ▁million ▁copies ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Series ▁summary ▁Each ▁book ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁rh yme : ▁▁▁ ▁Mad eline ▁is ▁the ▁smallest ▁yet ▁bra vest ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁girls ▁at ▁the ▁board ing ▁school . ▁She ▁is ▁only ▁ 7 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁red head ▁in ▁the ▁school . ▁She ▁has ▁many ▁advent ures ▁while ▁there , ▁including ▁falling ▁off ▁a ▁bridge ▁and ▁being ▁saved ▁by ▁a ▁st ray ▁dog , ▁and ▁meeting ▁P ep ito , ▁the ▁m isch iev ous ▁boy ▁next ▁door . ▁ ▁Books ▁The ▁original ▁series ▁by ▁Ludwig ▁B em elm ans ▁consists ▁of ▁six ▁books : ▁▁ ▁Mad eline ▁- ▁Mad eline ▁gets ▁append ic itis ▁and ▁must ▁go ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁to ▁have ▁her ▁append ix ▁removed . ▁ ▁Mad eline ' s ▁Res cue ▁- ▁Mad eline ▁falls ▁off ▁a ▁bridge ▁and ▁is ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁a ▁st ray ▁dog , ▁who ▁joins ▁her ▁school . ▁W inner ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Cal dec ott ▁Medal . ▁ ▁Mad eline ▁and ▁the ▁Bad ▁Hat ▁- ▁The ▁Spanish