The grandson of Ludwig Bemelmans has written a Madeline book.  The amount of pure chutzpah that must have taken is staggering.  Simply being a children’s book author with that familial link would have been filled with pressure, but writing a Madeline book is jaw-droppingly brave. 

Madeline and the Cats of Rome is the first completely new Madeline book in more than 40 years.  It will be interesting to see if the grandson managed to recreate his grandfather’s charm, wit and feel.