Bon Appetit! The Delicious Life of Julia Child

This book so adorable and unique! I really enjoyed the Julia Child biography "My Life in France," and this book brings that story to life with such charming detail, illustrations, and joie de vivre! I am an adult, and bought this book for myself, but would recommend for children maybe 10 to 12 years old and up. The text is sophisticated, yet playful, and older children will have fun learning geography, recipes, new words in French, and, of course, about an inspiring and pioneering woman and chef. I just LOVED this incomparable and wonderful book- highly recommend!!!PS: The illustrations are so charming, I am purchasing a second copy to frame a few pages as 'prints!'

What a charming little book this is. Not only am I amused by the naive illustrations and the print---I love the whole concept. Probably this is not a book for small children, but it is thoroughly accessible for an older kid, particularly if it is read and discussed with an interested adult (what a concept). Julia Child far outshines any of the personalities on the Food Network, and she would have been appalled at the plethora of timed cooking competitions that invade the TV waves nightly. She is in a class by herself, and Jessie Hartland's "Bon Appetit!' adds yet another star to the firmament. Buy the book. You'll love it.

The actual story was very interesting. However, the writing style was AWFUL. My 3rd grader could not read it on her own. Half was in cursive & the other half wasn't (sometimes in the same word). It was VERY messy. The words were sometimes written from the left side of the page to the right but sometimes it was vertically. It was pretty much chaos and extremely frustrating for my daughter. I did learn some new stuff sbout Julia Child though. I probably would not recommend it.

I ordered this book for my ten year old daughter who wanted to do a school project on Julia Child. I was nervous that this one would be too simple for her, but I was so, so wrong. This is an absolutely beautiful book that helped peak my little girl's interest in an incredible woman. It is very informative, but the information is presented in such a creative and artistic manner that you're too busy having fun reading to realize how much you're learning. The art work is beautiful and the writing seamless. I would recommend this book to readers of all ages.

I bought this for my daughter who loves to cook. She just turned 5. I think it was a little hard for her to digest, and a little too involved and long for her, but the art is gorgeous, and I adore how it is written and illustrated. I will put it away for her for when she's a little older.

I really wanted to love this book. We recently introduced our 6 year old daughter (who loves food shows) to Julia Child's The French Chef and we thought this would be a fun way to learn a bit more about Julia. The text was so hard to follow! Our child reads, but was a little distressed that she could not read the font. I read it to her, but not without a lot of "wait, which goes next?" Too confusing.

THis is one of the best books I have read about Julia Child. I have always admired her cooking but this book let me know her as a person and it made me love her even more. She really had some struggles in her life. I wish they had talked about Jamie West who was the chef at the Stonehouse in Monticeito and drove Julia around th last four years. The book was also a king of history lesson. Julia really comes alive in this book

Love the topic, but this book is very difficult to read. While writing the review, I can't remember if the listing shows pictures of the inside of the book or not. If so - be sure to check those - to see if it is something up your alley. Otherwise, I can post some later if needed by anyone.

Writing is too difficult to follow on the page.