John Bemelmans Marciano: Reviving a Classic Children’s Book Series
How do you approach taking over a iconic series like Madeline? Do you try to make it your own, or imitate what’s come before?
I have done both. When I first started off, I felt the need to more make my statement with the Madeline books. But since I’ve branched out to doing non-fiction books for adults and middle-grade fiction for kids, I am increasingly happy to keep the books in much the original vein, while of course allowing myself to explore my own interests and create new characters for Madeline to meet.
John Bemelmans Marciano at us.penguingroup.com
