{"id":28689,"date":"2015-11-15T00:43:19","date_gmt":"2015-11-15T04:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=28689"},"modified":"2015-11-15T00:43:19","modified_gmt":"2015-11-15T04:43:19","slug":"review-of-madame-martine-breaks-the-rules-by-sarah-s-brannen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=28689","title":{"rendered":"Review of Madame Martine Breaks the Rules, by Sarah S. Brannen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"madame_martine_breaks_the_rules_large\"<\/a>Madame Martine Breaks the Rules<\/em><\/p>\n

by Sarah S. Brannen<\/p>\n

Albert Whitman & Company, Chicago, Illinois, 2015. 32 pages.
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

Madame Martine Breaks the Rules<\/em> features the same lady who lives in Paris with her dog, Max, whom we met in Madame Martine<\/a><\/em>. As at the end of Madame Martine<\/em>, she wears a bright red coat and every Saturday tries new things.<\/p>\n

Her friend, Louis, often meets her at the caf\u00e9 where she always has breakfast. He is a guard at the Louvre Museum and invites her to visit.<\/p>\n

“Oh no,” said Madame Martine. “It’s so crowded, and they don’t allow dogs.”<\/p>\n

“For you and Max, we might break the rules,” said Louis.<\/p>\n

Madame Martine was shocked. “We would never ask you to do that!” she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But no one told Max. Later, when Madame Martine is talking with Louis near the Louvre, Max dashes in through the employee entrance. They end up getting a tour after all. It turns out that rules can be bent for friends of Louis.<\/p>\n

This book isn’t as inspirational as Madame Martine<\/em>, since the message of trying something new is much more uplifting than a message that rules can be bent. However, like Madame Martine<\/em>, lovers of Paris will love this book. The art takes us on our own small tour of the Louvre.<\/p>\n

This is a quiet book about our friend Madame Martine, and her little dog Max who again knows how to find wonderful things in the beautiful city of Paris.<\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

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