Just Being Audrey ($16.99) is published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of Harper Collins.Ĭlick here for a review of Fifth Avenue, 5 a.m., another book about Audrey Hepburn. Her drawings are sweet without being childish they communicate Hepburn's innate elegance in a simple, fresh way.

Illustrator Julia Denos rendered many of Hepburn's famous dresses-the LBD from Breakfast at Tiffany's, the leopard hat and tangerine coat from Charades, the white-and-black derby gown and parasol from My Fair Lady-with just the right mix of realism and whimsy. It became her full-time job.'įor better or worse, Hepburn's status as a fashion icon eclipses her charity work, as the drawings in this book attest. From Roman Holiday to Breakfast at Tiffanys, when Audrey. That was really a new thing-not just lending your name, but lending your full self. Just Being Audrey Margaret Cardillo (Author) Julia Denos (Illustrator) rrp 10.99 Description. 'She was out in the countries briefing the women, the mothers, and holding the children.

'This woman was so popular for all the very obvious reasons, and then, along with that popularity, she was one of the first people to lend her name, herself, to charity,' Cardillo says.

Denos' soft pastel illustrations cut just the right Audrey outline (complete with flapping neck scarf), and fans will especially enjoy picking out the movie roles depicted in a two-page spread of costumes., Denos soft pastel illustrations cut just the right Audrey outline (complete with flapping neck scarf), and fans will especially enjoy picking out the movie roles depicted in a two-page spread of costumes., 'Audrey Hepburn proves as irresistible a character in the pages of a children's book as she is in those soign roles of the silver screen.' (Publishers Weekly), 'Denos' soft pastel illustrations cut just the right Audrey outline (complete with flapping neck scarf), and fans will especially enjoy picking out the movie roles depicted in a two-page spread of costumes.' - Booklist 'Audrey Hepburn proves as irresistible a character in the pages of a children's book as she is in those soigné roles of the silver screen.' - Publishers Weekly, 'Audrey Hepburn proves as irresistible a character in the pages of a children's book as she is in those soign% roles of the silver screen.' (Publishers Weekly), 'Audrey Hepburn proves as irresistible a character in the pages of a children's book as she is in those soignÉ roles of the silver screen.' (Publishers Weekly), Audrey Hepburn proves as irresistible a character in the pages of a children's book as she is in those soign roles of the silver screen., Audrey Hepburn proves as irresistible a character in the pages of a children's book as she is in those soigné roles of the silver screen.Cardillo spends several pages detailing Hepburn's work as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and calls Hepburn's 1989 address to Congress her 'finest performance.' Hepburn set the standard for the Jane Fondas and Angelina Jolies who would come after her.

Just Being Audrey by Margaret Cardillo