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The Children’s Book Review and Edith Head sponsor the Dressing Up the Stars Book Tour.
Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head
Written by Jeanne Walker Harvey and Illustrated by Diana Toledano
Discover the true story of how a shy miner’s daughter became one of Hollywood’s most legendary costume designers in this inspiring nonfiction picture book biography.
As a child in the small mining town of Searchlight, Nevada, Edith Head had few friends and spent most of her time dressing up her toys, pets, and even wild animals using fabric scraps. She always knew she wanted to move somewhere full of people and excitement. She set her sights on Hollywood and talked her way into a job sketching costumes for a movie studio.
Did she know how to draw or sew costumes? No. But that didn’t stop her!
Edith taught herself and tirelessly worked her way up until she was dressing some of the day’s biggest stars, from Audrey Hepburn to Grace Kelly to Ginger Rogers. She became the first woman to head a major Hollywood movie studio costume department and went on to win eight Academy Awards for best costume design—and she defined the style of an era. Ages 3-8 | 40 Pages.
Our Take
Even though I’ve never heard of Edith Head, I have heard of the eight films she won Best Costume Design Academy Awards for… Sabrina, Roman Holiday, All About Eve, and The Sting, to name a few. Dressing Up the Stars is a motivational book for kids to persevere in their dreams despite the bumps along the way. It is great to see a young kid who had such a passion to stick with what they love doing throughout their life to achieve success.
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Join us on this virtual book tour for Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head (Available September 20, 2022), by Jeanne Walker Harvey and Diana Toledano!
| Monday, August 15, 2022 The Children’s Book Review A book review of Dressing Up the Stars |
| Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Bookoholicmom A book review of Dressing Up the Stars |
| Wednesday, August 17, 2022 The Fairview Review A book review of Dressing Up the Stars |
| Thursday, August 18, 2022 The Review Wire A book review of Dressing Up the Stars |
| Friday, August 19, 2022 J.R.s Book Reviews A book review of Dressing Up the Stars |
| Monday, August 22, 2022 Dad Suggests A book review of Dressing Up the Stars |
| Tuesday, August 23, 2022 icefairy’s Treasure Chest A book review of Dressing Up the Stars |
| Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Writer with Wanderlust A book review of Dressing Up the Stars |
| Thursday, August 25, 2022 Me Two Books A book review of Dressing Up the Stars |
| Friday, August 26, 2022 The Momma Spot A book review of Dressing Up the Stars |
| Monday, August 29, 2022 Because I Said So A book review of Dressing Up the Stars |
| Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Some the Wiser A book review of Dressing Up the Stars |
| Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Barbara Ann Mojica A book review of Dressing Up the Stars |
| Thursday, September 1, 2022 Heart to Heart A book review of Dressing Up the Stars |
| Friday, September 2, 2022 Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers A book review of Dressing Up the Stars |
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Dressing Up the Stars Book Giveaway
The giveaway begins August 15, 2021, at 12:01 A.M. MT and ends September 15, 2021, at 11:59 P.M. MT. The giveaway is only open to legal residents of the United States and is void where prohibited by law.
this should be an interesting read!
I would love to win this giveaway to add this lovely children’s book to our book collections.