Madeline's Rescue is a great rhyming book for younger children. It has also been awarded the Caldecott Medal for its illustrations. In this story, Madeline begins to frighten Miss Clavel as she usually does, but falls off the bridge and into the river. Madeline would have drowned if a dog had not jumped into the river to save her. The dog becomes more of a friend to the girls, and is very helpful and clever. The girls decided to name her Genevieve, and start fighting about where she should sleep at. The girls treated Genevieve as apart of the family, until she is kicked out of the home during the annual inspection. The girls are left heart broken and search through Paris to find Genevieve. One night, Miss Clavel wakes up and finds Genevieve outside the house. They are excited to see that she has had a liter of puppies. Each of the twelve girls takes one.
This book is an enjoyable reading for grades K-2. It teaches children about friendship, compassion, and sharing in a fun, rhyming way.
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