Madeline and the Bad Hat
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Madeline and the Bad Hat is a classic children's picture book in the Madeline series, following the spirited Parisian schoolgirl as she clashes with and ultimately befriends a mischievous boy next door.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Madeline and the Bad Hat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9329898 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madeline and the Bad Hat Context triple: [Ludwig Bemelmans, notableWork, Madeline and the Bad Hat]
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A.
Madeline's Rescue
Madeline's Rescue is a classic children's picture book in the Madeline series, written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans, in which a brave dog saves the title character and her classmates in Paris.
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B.
Madeline
Madeline is a feminine given name, often considered a variant of Madeleine, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
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C.
Oh Madeline
Oh Madeline is an early-1980s American sitcom starring Madeline Kahn as a suburban housewife whose attempts to spice up her ordinary life lead to comedic misadventures.
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D.
Madeline's Christmas
Madeline's Christmas is a children's picture book in the Madeline series that follows the brave Parisian schoolgirl as she helps her classmates during a snowy Christmas holiday.
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E.
The Swiss Maid
"The Swiss Maid" is a 1962 country-pop song by Del Shannon, adapted from the German tune "Oh, Mein Papa" and noted for its yodel-style vocals and Alpine-themed lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madeline and the Bad Hat Target entity description: Madeline and the Bad Hat is a classic children's picture book in the Madeline series, following the spirited Parisian schoolgirl as she clashes with and ultimately befriends a mischievous boy next door.
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A.
Madeline's Rescue
Madeline's Rescue is a classic children's picture book in the Madeline series, written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans, in which a brave dog saves the title character and her classmates in Paris.
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B.
Madeline
Madeline is a feminine given name, often considered a variant of Madeleine, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
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C.
Oh Madeline
Oh Madeline is an early-1980s American sitcom starring Madeline Kahn as a suburban housewife whose attempts to spice up her ordinary life lead to comedic misadventures.
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D.
Madeline's Christmas
Madeline's Christmas is a children's picture book in the Madeline series that follows the brave Parisian schoolgirl as she helps her classmates during a snowy Christmas holiday.
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E.
The Swiss Maid
"The Swiss Maid" is a 1962 country-pop song by Del Shannon, adapted from the German tune "Oh, Mein Papa" and noted for its yodel-style vocals and Alpine-themed lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Madeline book
ⓘ
children's picture book ⓘ illustrated book ⓘ |
| adaptation | animated television adaptation ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium | television ⓘ |
| adaptationType | animated special ⓘ |
| antagonistDescription | mischievous boy next door ⓘ |
| author | Ludwig Bemelmans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boyCharacterName | Pepito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Miss Clavel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the twelve little girls in two straight lines ⓘ |
| conflict | Madeline clashes with Pepito ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| educationalUse |
classroom read-aloud
ⓘ
teaching social-emotional learning ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | boarding school girls in Paris ⓘ |
| followedBy | Madeline's Rescue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Madeline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Madeline franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
picture book ⓘ |
| hasFemaleProtagonist | true ⓘ |
| hasMoralLesson | true ⓘ |
| illustrationStyle | ink and watercolor ⓘ |
| illustrator | Ludwig Bemelmans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Madeline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pepito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFormat | rhyming verse ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
iconic depiction of Paris
ⓘ
rhyming, rhythmic text ⓘ |
| PepitoRole | Spanish ambassador's son ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | spirited Parisian schoolgirl ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
|
| resolution | Madeline ultimately befriends Pepito ⓘ |
| series | Madeline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| targetAgeGroup | early readers ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| teaches |
kindness to animals
ⓘ
reforming bad behavior ⓘ |
| theme |
behavior and consequences
ⓘ
empathy ⓘ friendship ⓘ |
| writer | Ludwig Bemelmans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Madeline and the Bad Hat Description of subject: Madeline and the Bad Hat is a classic children's picture book in the Madeline series, following the spirited Parisian schoolgirl as she clashes with and ultimately befriends a mischievous boy next door.
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