Martine is the title character in a series of books for children written in French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 by the Belgians Marcel Marlier

Marcel Marlier

Marcel Marlier was a Belgian artist and illustrator. He was born in Herseaux, Belgium. When he was 16, he enroled in decorative art at Saint-Luc de Tournai. He finished his studies in 1951 with the greatest distinction. He returned as a teacher two years later.The Belgian publisher La Procure à...

 and Gilbert Delahaye

Gilbert Delahaye

Gilbert Delahaye was a Belgian author. He is best known for the Martine books, a series of illustrated children's stories he prepared with artist Marcel Marlier.-In popular culture:...

. and edited by Casterman

Casterman

Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, Belgium.Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house...

. The first one, Martine à la ferme (Martine at the farm), was published in 1954, followed by over 50 other books, which have been translated into many different languages.

Two video games were released in Europe based on the character, however the character has been renamed "Emma" for English-speaking audiences. The games are based on the first and eighth books respectively. The games were recently announced for the U.S.

Albums

Martine à la ferme (1954) Martine en voyage (1954) Martine à la mer (1954) Martine au cirque (1956) Martine à l'école (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 au zoo (1963) Martine à la maison (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 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) Vive la rentrée (2002) 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 Picard language Picard is a language closely related to French, and as such is one of the larger group of Romance languages. It is spoken in two regions in the far north of France – Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy – and in parts of the Belgian region of Wallonia, the district of Tournai and a part of... ) (2006) Un amour de poney J’adore mon frère L’Album de l'année La Nuit de Noël (édition spéciale)