PICTURE BOOKS
Marciano, John Bemelmans

Madeline at the White House

(4) K-3 Madeline and her classmates visit the president's lonely daughter and get a tour of Washington, D.C., as a bonus. The story's logic is a stretch; the appearance of "Madeline's magician" disguised as a rabbit obscures the plot even more. Still, mention of the White House Easter Egg Roll and paintings of the national monuments give the book some appeal.

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