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Just Being Audrey by Margaret Cardillo
3.0
Just Being Audrey by by Margaret Cardillo, illustrated by Julia Denos
As the title suggests, this picture book is about Audrey Hepburn--her early life, her aspirations to become a ballerina, her success in Hollywood and her later-life work with UNICEF.
I love Audrey, who doesn't? Cardillo's text was an interesting insight into the background of an actress who many still remember as the epitome of style and elegance. The text offered an interesting but slightly unbalanced look at Audrey's life from her childhood to her old age. (A timeline at the back details key events that were not mentioned in the narrative.) However there are very few transitions with each page spread seeming to have little connection to the pages that come before or after. The overall effect was a very choppy story albeit one filled with interesting tidbits.
Denos' illustrations are gorgeous with beautiful details and color. The pictures all have a lovely sense of movement as Audrey "glides" through the pages.
There is certainly enough here to pique a child's interest about Audrey Hepburn but fans looking for more thorough information will have to find a different book.
This would be a fun addition to a "non-fiction" or "biography" themed storytime with it's large, bright pictures and relatively short text.
As the title suggests, this picture book is about Audrey Hepburn--her early life, her aspirations to become a ballerina, her success in Hollywood and her later-life work with UNICEF.
I love Audrey, who doesn't? Cardillo's text was an interesting insight into the background of an actress who many still remember as the epitome of style and elegance. The text offered an interesting but slightly unbalanced look at Audrey's life from her childhood to her old age. (A timeline at the back details key events that were not mentioned in the narrative.) However there are very few transitions with each page spread seeming to have little connection to the pages that come before or after. The overall effect was a very choppy story albeit one filled with interesting tidbits.
Denos' illustrations are gorgeous with beautiful details and color. The pictures all have a lovely sense of movement as Audrey "glides" through the pages.
There is certainly enough here to pique a child's interest about Audrey Hepburn but fans looking for more thorough information will have to find a different book.
This would be a fun addition to a "non-fiction" or "biography" themed storytime with it's large, bright pictures and relatively short text.