A new favorite of mine! This book is beautiful and fun!Minette Mimosa McWilliams Child was not always a house cat. She used to be a street cat until Julia and Paul Child adopted her and she became part of a household that was known for food. Well, not at first. Julia loved to cook but she wanted to know more. She took cooking classes from famous French chefs and experimented on her own. Minnete was offered scraps from the kitchen but rarely enjoyed them. Then one day Julia cooked a piece of meat that was over the moon! Minnete was so in love with the bones that she wrestled with them before settling down to eat. Through all of this Minette was perfect her skills as a house cat: catching birds and mice.Beautiful water-color paintings adorn the wonderful text. The author has such a feeling for what words to use to describe a cats actions. For example, " How delightful the crunch of fresh-caught mouse, devoured on the living room rug!" Endnotes on Child's life and biographical reference are included. Not only have I fallen in love with two baseball books among this year's Cybils nonfiction picture book nominees, but I am enamored of two books about Julia Child. This one tells the story of Julia's journey to become the premier American chef, from the point of view of a little stray French cat. Author Reich and illustrator Bates push all my happy buttons, with Julia Child and amazing food and Paris and cats. Wonderful.
Well, it's just what the title says. Takes place in Paris; lovely illustrations. A win all around.
—grimmsley
Accessible way to introduce a family to the joy of Julia Child, her food and her life.
—Qorpoz
Cute story of Julia Child, her husband Paul, and the cat they adopted in Paris.
—bcybart
Very good story; the illustrations reminded me of Patricia Polacco's style.
—Penguin_britz
a great companion to a Julia Child biography
—kSuperflYj
