"[T]he pressures were tremendous. Yet she never wavered. Her optimism, delicious humour and selfless nature were always on parade. It was if she'd been hired not just to act, sing and carry the entire film, but to keep everyone's spirits up as well. She did. She held us together and made us a team. ...
I Picked Up This Book Because: Continue the story after Home The Story: This book covers Ms Andrews’ career from 1963-1986. About the time she films Mary Poppins to the just before Victor/Victoria goes to Broadway. We learn a lot about her professional life but we also find out quite a lot about h...
TITLE: Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years AUTHOR: Julie Andrews Edwards DATE PUBLISHED: 2019 FORMAT: Hardcover ISBN-13: 9780306845987 ______________________ DESCRIPTION: "In this follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir, Home, Julie Andrews shares reflections on her astoni...
Title: Christmas CravingsAuthor: Emma HamiltonPublisher: Bastei EntertainmentSeries: Greedily Yours Reviewed By: Arlena DeanRating: FourReview:"Christmas Cravings" by Emma HamiltonMy Thoughts....'Christmas Cravings' was one of the 'Greedily Yours' series. I found it was one interesting short chick l...
I'm always looking for another great book of poems and what better way to organize these than to set them to the rhythm of the seasons and who better to guide us through these than Julie Andrews? Lots of old favorites along with poems certain to one day become old favorites. And beautiful illustrati...
“Hi! I’m Geraldine.I’m a fairy princess.I know that I’m a fairy princess because I FEEL it inside---a sparkly feeling of just KNOWING in my heart.”Geraldine’s ballet class prepares for a big show and Geraldine is horribly disappointed to wear the jester costume instead of the sparkly crystal princes...
Loved this colorful picture book and its feel good ending.
Overall: This book is about a boy who goes on a trip to try and find his purpose. The message, looking inside yourself instead of expecting others to give you your purpose, is a great message for kids to learn early. It is wrote in a rhyming style and is very easy to read. My son is really into maps...
Despite his idyllic island life, young Bob yearns for a greater sense of purpose. Accompanied by his friend Xena, an overly cautious hummingbird, he sets out to ask the happy sea creatures to share their wisdom with him. His quest leads him first to Al, a playful and spirited dolphin, and then to th...
Charlie and Pop-Up work together to repair Dumpy the dump truck.