Julia Child’s Cats Book & Giveaway
I fell in love all over again with Julia Child after reading a new book, Julia’s Cats: Julia Child’s Life in the Company of Cats about her love of cats. Long before the spate of celebrity chefs and cooking shows, Julia Child ruled kitchens around the world with her TV shows and cookbooks. The gentle giant of the cooking world with her signature gawky charm and drawled, “Bon Appetit!” gathered a fresh audience with the success of the book and film Julie and Julia, but who knew she was a cat lady?
In 1948, Julia, a late blooming newlywed at age 36 moved to Paris with her devoted cat-loving husband Paul. Soon after she acquired her first cat which began a love affair with cats until the day she died at age 92. Paul often photographed Julia and their cats and many of those images are in the book. The authors Patricia Barey and Therese Burson have skillfully woven a narrative of Julia’s three big loves: cooking, Paul and cats and spans their years from France to California where Julia eventually retired. This book is sure to charm both cat lovers and kitchen goddesses alike.
I received a publicist sent copy of the book.
Julia’s Cats: Julia Child’s Life in the Company of Cats
by Patricia Barey and Therese Burson
Release date:August 1, 2012.
Published by: Abrams Book. Hard cover. 147 pages.
Rating: 4 paws
Would you love to win a copy? To enter: Simply leave a comment at this post anytime before 11:59 pm August 4, 2012. The winner will be announced next Sunday. Good luck!
We’d love another vote. July 31 is the last day to vote for us. Please vote here.
46 Comments
Janice R.
This sounds great! We’d love to win a copy.
Terry Burson
Thanks for your 4-Paw review of Julia’s Cats! Like us on Facebook. Good luck to the potential book winners!
Kathleen Bergeron
I love to read about anyone who shares my love of cats! I would enjoy this book greatly!
nadbugs
My grandmother loved Julia Childs. So one way or another, I will be sure to enjoy this book — but I would sure love to win it. Thanks for the offer, Layla.
Phoenix
I love the cover photos of Julia Child & her cats!
cherylthecatlady
I would love to win. I didn’t realize that Julia Child was such a cat lover. What a great giveaway.
Billy
PicK me! 🙂
Abby
Amazing!
purrs
>^,,^<
♥Abby♥Boo♥Ping♥Jinx♥Grace♥
Julia Williams
I did not know she was a cat lover. That just makes her an even more wonderful person! I would love to win the book.
AnnaZed
I love all things Julie and am old enough to have watched her with fascination and amusement on WYES in New Orleans when I was a teen. I’m no slouch as a chef myself which I mostly attribute to my mother, my nanny and also Julia. I knew she was a cat person because when I lived in Boston in the 1980s she judged an amateur cat show for children (I wasn’t there but I read about it).
AnnaZed
JuliA (typo)
Brad Pitt
Wise Feline,
My Mama thinks she’s Julia Child! What a delusion! But then my Mama loooooves cats and can cook up a storm too. So, that makes her doubly qualified to enter this GA. Purrrlease…..big cat in the sky, make my Mama win. har har har *evil laughs*
Charlene Boydston
I would love to win this! Always liked Julia Child, nice to know she was a cat lover, too!
Amy Jarratt
I didn’t know she was a cat person-I sure am!
Cat Protectress
I’m glad to have discovered your blog today and I’m looking forward to more posts. I didn’t know Julia Child was also a Cat Protectress like you and I. Would love to learn more about her book now, thanks. -CP
katsrus
I would love to read this book. She was such an interesting person. Thanks for the giveaway.
Sue B
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Jeanne M. Proko
Simply another reason to love the unmatchable Julia Child!
Jean Gawel
I do remember noticing a cat decoration in the background of Julia’s show with Jacque Pepin & thought she must have a cat, but I also didn’t know that she was such a devoted cat person!
donna
I would love to read this book. i read all books that are about cats or cats that have people stories to. i hope to win.
Kate D
Another reason to admire Julia – her love of cats!
Vicky
How awesome was Julia! So great that she was a cat lady and now there is a book.
I loved watching her PBS show when I was just a wee little thing.
Ann Madhavan
If I don’t win, I’m going straight to Amazon. This sounds like a must read!
Nancy N
I grew up watching Julia Child with my mom, but I never knew she had cats. I would LOVE to win this book for myself and to show to my mom.
tincharic
If I happen to win, please send this book to Stormi’s mother. I wish someone had read books to me when I was a child.
Chris Davis
I’m delighted to know I share Julia’s love for cats. Wish I had her gift for cooking!
Sparkle
How come you guys rate and I don’t – I review books too and this one sounds awesome!
Debra Lee
I would love a copy of this book!
meowmeowmans
I remember watching Julia Child on TV when I was a kid. I never knew she was a cat lover, though!
We’re voting every day!
sandra
What a wonderful lady she was firstly she loved her cats, then her husband and then cooking, it could be me – but i’m not really any good at cooking!!!!!
NancyE
I LOVE Julia Child and had no idea she was a fellow cat lady. I would LOVE to win this book!
Cherry City Kitties
We would love,love,love to win this for our momma!
CarenOsrinGittleman (@CatChatCaren)
Ohhhhh I would LOVE to win this book!!!!!!!!!!! I don’t think I ever knew that Julia Child loved cats and now I also LOVE HER EVEN MORE than I already did! What a fun give-away!! Thank you!
Doreen
I love to read, and woiuld love to win this book as I have had cats all my life and they are beautiful creatures. This would be a great addition to my bookshelf!
Katnip Lounge
This sounds like a wonderful read, please enter me!
Janet Nicholas
I have always loved Julia Child. Now I have another reason to do so.
Brian
Cool! I didn’t know she loved cats either!
Skeeter and Izzy
I didn’t know about Julia’s love of cats! Thats what I love about your blog I always learn something new. We would love the book! A book,no matter the author nor subject matter, is a piece of someone elses heart. Purrzzz Skeeter and Izzy >^@@^<
animalartist
I would love to have a copy of this book, if only for the photo on the cover! Cooking and cats, add a little art and gardening and my life is complete.
laura3341
i never knew about her love for cats,would like to see her take on it!
katmagick
I never knew about Julia’s love for cats. I would like to read this.
Texas, a cat in New York
Another lovely book my human will most probably read 🙂
Purrs
Eve F.
I love Julia. I would love to read this book!
Milene Mittelhauser
This sounds fun to read. I didn’t know she was a cat person.
Ingrid King
I’m looking forward to reading this book. Don’t enter me in the giveaway, I have a copy already.
Mell
Oooo! Me! Me! Me! Pick me!
Stormi
My mom would really love to win this book! She’s always reading and she sometimes reads to me and my brother, Tai. Please let her win. We love her so much and she never wins anything.
Purrs and Peace,
Stormi >^..^<