After the war, Audrey and her mother moved to England. It being with her childhood, dancing fairy-tale ballets in her family's garden, dreaming of being the best ballerina in all of Europe, through the rough years of WWII when she and forty other souls hid in a small house in the country where there was no heat and little food and no one could clap at the end of the little dance performances Audrey gave because they were afraid the noise would give them away. This charmingly illustrated biography for children is a beautiful tribute to Audrey Hepburn. I am so enthusiastic about this book that I almost decided not to write a review for it I almost just rated it. I’m very grateful to Goodreads’ friend Kathryn for alerting me to this book. This picture book biography does a marvelous job of bringing the “real” Audrey to light. Here is someone I’d feel perfectly comfortable to have young people emulate. I’d never realized how much she overcame by hard work, sense, and most importantly never being anybody but herself. But, I learned so much about her early life, including her time during WWII (including a UN tie-in), some about her struggles, her hard work, her motherhood, how she treated the crews when she starred in movies, and most importantly her lifelong outlook on life and self. I have always admired Audrey Hepburn: her acting and dancing, and particularly her work for UNICEF. They admire Audrey, and that comes across beautifully in the story and in the illustrations. The author and illustrator make their feelings clear in their notes.
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