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The Paris skies are gray, so Miss Clavel and the twelve little girls are leaving for brighter weather? spring in Rome. Rome has wonderful sights to see and delicious things to eat, but Madeline also finds an unexpected adventure, involving a thief, a chase, and many, many cats. The first all-new Madeline book in close to fifty years combines a lively story with luminous gouache and watercolor illustrations. Beloved Madeline returns, as brave and irrepressible as ever!
Lexile Measure: AD540L (What's this?)
Series: Madeline
Hardcover: 48 pages
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition (September 4, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0670062979
ISBN-13: 978-0670062973
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.4 x 12.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #49,381 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #31 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Explore the World > Europe #296 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Cats #2620 in Books > Children's Books > Action & Adventure
Age Range: 6 - 8 years
Grade Level: 1 - 3
Here's the plot: Madeline goes to Rome and meets up with a girl who steals her camera, robs unsuspecting tourists, and says that she is destitute orphan. Madeline and this girl get nabbed by the police, who wrongly accuse Madeline of aiding and abetting the girl. The girl finally confesses that she is not an orphan and that the only reason she steals is to help some stray cats living in an abandoned house. Madeline and crew work with girl to find homes for the cats, become friends with the girl, and visit the girl at her big beautiful house. The girl does not suffer any consequences for her actions; apparently, her saying that she did it all for the cats is enough to absolve her.An appropriate story for your pre-schooler/kindergartener? Uh, not quite. What were these people thinking? It's all pretty surprising, because the book is a savvy renewal of the Madeline brand with beautiful artwork that perfectly copies the style of the original. You think they would at least have the business sense to come up with a story that doesn't potentially frighten small children with its depiction of crime, lying, the police falsely accusing and arresting our hero, Madeline, and the notion of poor orphans living on the street.I still give the book 3 stars, though, because the illustrations are exceptionally good, showing all of the beautiful sights in Rome. It's a nice way to acquaint your children with that city. But you will have to throw in extensive caveats and additional explanations when you read this to them in order to compensate for the problematic story.
Pros:The illustrations in this book are lovely. The illustrator includes images of many famous monuments, quaint neighborhoods, and important buildings. I really enjoyed sharing these pictures of my favorite city with my children.Cons:The story is cute and ends well, but at one point a the parents of a missing girl fear she is dead. While the text rhymes and the story itself is not dark, my non-toddler children were a little bit disturbed by this portion of the book. Since it is most parents' worst fear to lose their child (and fear they are dead), it was a bit disturbing to me as well. In any case, the ending is very cute and overall it is an enjoyable book.
I am a huge fan of the original Madeline books by Bemelmans. I even like the new cartoon show I have sometimes caught on Saturday morning TV. I wish I would have read this one before I bought it for a 4 year old niece. I did not like the idea of lying and thievery that was presented in the book. It ended well, but in this case I don't think the end justifies the means. I am currently looking for a different gift.
The charm and energy of the illustrations in the Madeline books never fails to disappoint. John Marciano has carried on the tradition with a sure hand, and while his images honor the tone of his grandfather's marvelous works, they have a light spirit about them which remains contemporary.
We were excited to see a new Madeline book in the series. We have enjoyed reading it. Although I must admit I enjoy it a little more than my 26 month old daughter. I think she will quickly grow to love Madeline just as I have always loved her.
My grand daughter loves fountains and statues and another Madeline book she has. I was taken back to learn it was about stealing. I would have preferred not to even introduce the thought. Otherwise it is a nice book.
I was asked to read to a first grade class which consisted of 20 six year old boys & girls.I had lived in Rome for several years, consequently the John Bemelmans Marciano book "Madeline And The Cats of Rome" appealed to me. It is a very well put together work with wonderful art work which is true to the city.The children loved it and had many questions and opinions about the city and the cats.They all seemed to thoroughly enjoy the tale and wanted to talk about it, after the reading.For me, it was a very rewarding experience to see the children enjoying themselves being transported to a beautiful place with an exciting story about other children and the famous cats of Rome.I give it an AAA + Sincerely, John Ryckman, San Francisco, Ca.
I assumed the cats would be those in the ruins - they even sell T-shirts there - but instead they were in a house. Good story, writing certainly matched the originals books for style and wit, and the drawings are charming!
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