Just Being Audrey
Author: Margaret Cardillo
Illustrator: Julia Denos
Published: In 2011 by Balzer + Bray
ISBN: 978-0061852831
Synopsis:
Welcome to Just Being Audrey; a delightful picturebook biography about the life of the well renowned and celebrated actress Audrey Hepburn. Although Audrey is famous for her acting career few people may know that as a child she always aspired to be a ballerina, she even held dance performance to raise money for Resistance troops during World War II! To get acquainted with Audrey for who she was beyond her films just take a peak at this exquisitely illustrated book. My Reaction:
I'd always seen Audrey Hepburn as a wonderful actress so it was a shear delight to realize she was an upstanding citizen as well. Just Being Audrey is a truly marvelous book. The illustrations in it are beautiful, as you can see. They capture the whimsical essence of Audrey Hepburn and her free-spirited, "do my own thing" attitude. The illustrator, Julia Denos, spent hours doing research before she put pen to paper. She "pored over Audrey's films, read her biographies, studied her costumes, [and] heard her interviews." Therefore, it's not surprising, that she was able to portray Audrey so flawlessly.
The book's narration was just as meticulously researched. A bibliography was included at the back of the book, which really impressed me. So far I have not encountered many books that include a complete bibliography. Most of the author and illustrators references were biographies about Audrey Hepburn, but one in particular stuck out to me. It was Audrey Hepburn's Official Website. I was really excited about this one because it gave me a chance to examine this resource first hand from the comforts of my home. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this story about Audrey growing up and becoming who she wanted to be. I hope you will enjoy it just as much as me.
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