In The Cats of Rome, Madeline and her eleven little friends, along with Miss Clavel, are off on a train through France and the Alps and northern Italy… leaving behind the cold harsh winter of monochrome pages to the glorious, sunshiny, full-colour springtime of Rome!
What a beautiful sight to behold – the Spanish Steps, the fountains, the churches, the pasta – the girls are having a lovely time, when suddenly a young ragamuffin makes off with Madeline’s camera!
Giving chase, the plucky young lass trails the thief through the streets of Rome, but she’s given the slip . . . until a stray cat leads her to an abandoned house . . . and who should be making home inside?
A priceless debacle ensues, with Madeline the eventual hero - and a reader totally sated by a wonderful tour of Rome.
Classic . . . and deliciously Madeline.
Title: Madeline and the Cats of Rome
Author/Illustrator:
John Bemelmans
Marciano
Publisher: Puffin, $16.95
Publication
Date: 29 June 2009
ISBN: 9780143304623
Format: Soft cover
For
ages: 3 - 8
Type: Picture Book