“People who love to eat are always the best people.” Hard to argue with that adage of Julia Child’s! It’s also the epigraph for a new illustrated “all ages” biography that hits the shelves today. Bon Appétit! The Delicious Life of Julia Child, published by Schwartz & Wade, is designed to captivate the next generation of eaters with Child’s larger-than-life story, from high school French class (très mal, according to author Jessie Hartland) to college pranks to better-known points on Child’s professional and personal timeline. In 48 very busy and colorful pages, Hartland hand-writes and draws the highlights of Child’s career along with plenty of charming asides and winning, grown-up-pleasing details. Don’t miss the page on Child literally covering the waterfront while researching la vraie bouillabaisse in Marseille.
Rock star that she is, Child is also getting the biographical treatment from Beatles biographer Bob Spitz, in Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child, due from Random House in August, just in time for what would have been Child’s 100th birthday on August 15. Stay tuned here and on Facebook for updates on the centennial observations.
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