Martine (character)

Martine is the title character in a series of books for children originally written in French by the Belgians Marcel Marlier and Gilbert Delahaye and published by Casterman. The first one, Martine à la ferme (Martine at the farm), was published in 1954, followed by 59 other books, which have been translated into many different languages. The book series has sold about 100 million copies and is one of the best-selling book series. When the author Gilbert Delahaye died in 1997, Jean-Louis Marlier, the son of Marcel Marlier, continued to write the stories. The series ended in 2011 when the illustrator Marcel Marlier died at the age of 80. The last book is the 60th, Martine et le prince mystérieux, published in 2010.

Image of Martine on a building in Brussels

Two video games were released in Europe based on the character; however, the character was renamed "Emma" for English-speaking audiences in Europe and "Debbie" for the U.S. market. The games are based on the first and eighth books respectively. The games were recently announced for the U.S.[1]

Albums
  • Martine à la ferme (1954)
  • Martine en voyage (1954)
  • Martine à la mer (1955)
  • Martine au cirque (1956)
  • Martine, vive la rentrée! (1957)
  • Martine à la foire (1958)
  • Martine fait du théâtre (1959)
  • Martine à la montagne (1959)
  • Martine fait du camping (1960)
  • Martine en bateau (1961)
  • Martine et les 4 saisons (1962)
  • Martine à la maison (1963)
  • Martine au zoo (1963)
  • Martine fait ses courses (1964)
  • Martine en avion (1965)
  • Martine monte à cheval (1965)
  • Martine au parc (1965)
  • Martine petite maman (1968)
  • Martine fête son anniversaire (1969)
  • Martine embellit son jardin (1970)
  • Martine fait de la bicyclette (1971)
  • Martine petit rat de l'opéra (1972)
  • Martine à la fête des fleurs (1973)
  • Martine fait la cuisine (1974)
  • Martine apprend à nager (1975)
  • Martine est malade (1976)
  • Martine chez tante Lucie (1977)
  • Martine prend le train (1978)
  • Martine fait de la voile (1979)
  • Martine et son ami le moineau (1980)
  • Martine et l'âne Cadichon (1981)
  • Martine fête maman (1982)
  • Martine en montgolfière (1983)
  • Martine à l'école (1984)
  • Martine découvre la musique (1985)
  • Martine a perdu son chien (1986)
  • Martine dans la forêt (1987)
  • Martine et le cadeau d'anniversaire (1988)
  • Martine a une étrange voisine (1989)
  • Martine, un mercredi pas comme les autres (1990)
  • Martine, la nuit de Noël (1991)
  • Martine va déménager (1992)
  • Martine se déguise (1993)
  • Martine et le chaton vagabond (1994)
  • Martine, il court, il court le furet (1995)
  • Martine, l'accident (1996)
  • Martine baby-sitter (1997)
  • Martine en classe de découverte (1998)
  • Martine, la leçon de dessin (1999)
  • Martine au pays des contes (2000)
  • Martine et les marmitons (2001)
  • La surprise (2002)
  • L'arche de Noé (2003)
  • Martine princesses et chevaliers (2004)
  • Martine, drôles de fantômes ! (2005)
  • Martine à l'cinse (Martine à la ferme in Ch'ti) (2006)
  • Un amour de poney (2006)
  • J’adore mon frère (2007)
  • Martine et un chien du tonnerre (2008)
  • Martine protège la nature (2009)
  • Martine et le prince mystérieux (2010)
  • L’Album de l'année
  • La Nuit de Noël (édition spéciale)
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References
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