John Bemelmans Marciano collaborated with Sophie Blackall on the middle-grade novel The Nine Lives of Alexander Baddenfield, as well as on the Witches of Benevento series. Continuing his grandfather's legacy, John wrote and illustrated Madeline at the White House, Madeline and the Old House in Paris, Madeline and the Cats of Rome, and
"""Kids will get a big kick out of seeing familiar buildings—the Lincoln Memorial, Capitol and Washington Monument—from the perspective of these two lively girls.""--Children's Literature ""Marciano closes with a note linking this spinoff to his grandfather's unfinished work . . . This homage offers a reasonably seamless continuation of the classic series""--Kirkus Reviews "