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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2011 | Preschool to Grade 4
K-Gr 2—This book is written by the grandson of Ludwig Bemelmans, based on some incomplete work uncovered after Bemelmans's death. Those notes have been used as the basis for this adventure about young Penelope "Candle" Randall, the president's lonely daughter. When her mother is unable to return home for the annual White House Easter celebrations, she sends Candle a letter saying that the daughter of a friend and her classmates will be arriving from Paris to celeb...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Madeline and her classmates visit the president's lonely daughter and get a tour of Washington, D.C., as a bonus. The...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
