Eloise
By Kay Thompson
Illustrated by: Hilary Knight
For Ages: 6 - 9
Eloise is a little girl who lives at The Plaza Hotel in New York. She is not yet pretty but she is already a Person.
Henry James would want to study her.
Queen Victoria would recognize her as an Equal.
The New York Jets would want to have her on their side.
Lewis Carroll would love her (once he got over the initial shock).
She knows everything about The Plaza. She is interested in people when they are not boring.
She has Inner Resources.
If you take her home with you, you will always be glad you did.
Henry James would want to study her.
Queen Victoria would recognize her as an Equal.
The New York Jets would want to have her on their side.
Lewis Carroll would love her (once he got over the initial shock).
She knows everything about The Plaza. She is interested in people when they are not boring.
She has Inner Resources.
If you take her home with you, you will always be glad you did.
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- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
- 68 pages |
- ISBN 9780671223502 |
- April 1969 |
- Grades 1 - 4
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Praise
“Eloise is one of the more delightfully fiendish literary heroines of our time.”
– Edward I. Koch (former NYC mayor!!!)
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“Eloise is one of the more delightfully fiendish literary heroines of our time.”– Edward I. Koch (former NYC mayor!!!)
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“Eloise is a model for uppity women.”– Nina Totenberg (rawther important radio lady)
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“Thanks to Eloise, my daughter sought independence and mastery over her life. We loved reading this book, and we've never given it away.”– Susan Sarandon (rawther grande actress)
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“Ooooooo....I just love Eloise! Thank you, Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight. You're the bestest!”– Judy Blume (lovely author)
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“My first happy response to Eloise was entirely due to the brilliant, iconic images. That brazen, loose-limbed, deliciosly little girl monster is Hilary Knight at his best.”– Maurice Sendak (enormously famous artist)
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“Eloise, Kay, and Hilary have been in my life always. And her pug puppy is in my heart. What memories!”– Lena Horne (movie star)
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