‘Madeline’ goes to DC

It’s Madeline, it’s Madeline!

Everyone’s favorite redhead is back for another adventure.

In “Madeline at the White House,” Madeline takes a midnight sightseeing tour on a magic carpet of cherry blossoms.

“The idea for sending Madeline to the White House was my grandfather’s,” said illustrator John Bemelmans Marciano about Ludwig Bemelmans, the creator of “Madeline.” “It grew out of his friendship with Jacqueline Kennedy.”

In Marciano’s new tale, Madeline is invited to the White House by Candle, the president’s lonely only daughter, for the annual Easter Egg hunt and roll. Bouncy read-aloud text and gorgeous watercolor pictures tell the story of Madeline and the other little girls having a rollicking good time and introducing Candle to the joys of occasionally breaking the rules.

And there’s even more fun to be had when Marciano reads from his new book at BookCourt in Cobble Hill on Feb. 6.

John Bemelmans Marciano at BookCourt [163 Court St. between Pacific and Dean streets in Cobble Hill, (718) 875-3677], Feb. 6 at 11 am. Free. For info, visit www.bookcourt.org.

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