REVIEW: HAPPY INTERNATIONAL MUSIC DAY

​Let’s celebrate International Music Day by reading a picture book biography by an iconic woman known world-wide for her musical talent:

​TITLE: SONG AFTER SONG: THE MUSICAL LIFE OF JULIE ANDREWS

AUTHOR: Julie Hedlund

ILLUSTRATOR: Ilaria Urbinati

PUBLISHER: Little Bee Books/2023

​OPENING LINES:
Julia Elizabeth Wells was born into a melody—her childhood attuned to the timbre of her tiny English village where she heard music
       in the rhythm of the river,
              in the whistle of the wind,
                     in the symphony of songbirds.

This biography of Julie Andrews tells the true tale of a girl who, despite a troubling childhood, finds her voice and then shares it with the world in iconic roles such as Mary Poppins, Eliza Doolittle, and Maria von Trapp. Hedlund’s lyrical text and Urbinati’s gorgeous illustrations practically sing on the pages of this beautiful book. If you are a fan of Julie Andrews, music, or picture book biographies about perseverance and pursuing dreams, this is the book for you!
 
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