Monday 16 January 2012

Reading Icons: Julie Andrews

Can we just take a moment and talk about how amazeballs Julie Andrews is? Not only is she Mary Poppins and Maria von Trapp and Eliza Doolittle and a bunch of other awesome characters, she's one classy Dame and a great campaigner for literacy. She's even written a heap of children's books with her daughter. So there are lots of photos of her with books, but I like these best...



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16 comments:

  1. Abbey 16 January 2012 at 19:02

    Wow shes so young in the first picture!

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    1. Belle16 January 2012 at 23:14

      IKR?! She's been around for a long time!

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  2. Unknown16 January 2012 at 21:23

    She makes reading look so damn classy! (Not that it isn't!)

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  3. Unknown16 January 2012 at 22:00

    I was confused when you called her Eliza Dolittle, and then I remembered that she played her in the musical stage version of My Fair Lady.

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    1. Belle16 January 2012 at 23:17

      Yeah! As much as I love Audrey Hepburn I think Julie would have been awesome in the part.

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  4. Melanie17 January 2012 at 00:28

    Wow, I didn't know she wrote children's books. That's really neat.

    And I agree. Completely classy.

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  5. Angie17 January 2012 at 02:01

    I LOVE her! :) I somehow missed that she wrote children's books though. I may have to look into that a bit further and read one. :)

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  6. Sugar and Snark17 January 2012 at 04:28

    She is amazing! Love her :) /off to look at her books!

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  7. Beth Stilborn17 January 2012 at 05:46

    I'm glad you're introducing your readers to Dame Julie Andrews' books -- she has been writing (as you likely know) since the early 1970s, and has some fantastic books for kids, picture books and middle grade novels. And, as you pointed out, she's a strong advocate for children's literacy, as well as for children's participation in the arts.

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  8. Tales of Whimsy17 January 2012 at 06:20

    Beautiful set. I've been wanting to try her children's books.

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  9. jan17 January 2012 at 07:12

    she is one of my favourite authors and she's not just for kids! her 'the last of the really great whangdoogles' book is my all time fave book and can rival rowlings any day! i am so glad you put her out here for others to find and enjoy.

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    1. Belle17 January 2012 at 09:15

      Wow, I haven't read it, I'll have to give it a go, thanks Jan! I wonder if she does audio books - I think any story told in her voice would be awesome.

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  10. Melissa (Books and Things)17 January 2012 at 10:56

    That last one looks like Throughly Modern Millie! Love it! Great pics!

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  11. Megan17 January 2012 at 22:53

    I love Julie Andrews and of course all her movies! I really want to try some of her children's stories, I think they would be great. Such an inspirational lady!

    Megan @ Storybook Love Affair

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  12. Jillian20 January 2012 at 12:07

    Wow. I absolutely love that first photo.

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