I think that Eloise is quite rude! But anyhow, I like it. And Eloise gets up to all sorts of mischief. I live at the Plaza.' The book then goes on to describe Eloise, Nanny, her 'rawther' British nanny, her dog Weenie who looks like a cat, and her turtle Skipperdee who eats raisins and wears sneakers.

It was released in 2003 on VHS and DVD.Įloise is a six-year-old girl who lives at The Plaza Hotel.

The book was later turned into a film, entitled Eloise at the Plaza.

It is the first book in the Eloise series. Really fun to read to little girls and I still enjoy it.Eloise, subtitled 'A book for precocious grown-ups', is a picture book, written by Kay Thompson, and illustrated by Hilary Knight. First in the Eloise series and a good one to read first. ' Charming and witty book about a bright, loquacious, mischievous, imaginative 6 year old girl who lives at the Plaza Hotel in New York. To me, the only thing funnier than Eloise sklonking her stylist Vincent in the kneecap - and the picture of preening Vincent that accompanies it really, has there ever been a more perfect union of text and illustration than Eloise? - is hearing my own 5 year old say, 'Room service! Send me dinner and charge it please, thankyouverymuch!' (Although he doesn't understand why she hates Peter Rabbit.) Yes, Eloise is funnier as an adult, but that just gives all the five and six year-olds out there something to look forward to. I feel most of this is sort of missing the point - Eloise is a heroic personality with a tremendously strong voice (I mean in the metaphoric English-major way, although also literally true.) And you know, the book is supposed to be funny, so you needn't take it all too seriously. 'I was surprised by the things some commenters didn't like about this classic: Eloise isn't cute, she says 'Oh my Lord' too much, her Nanny smokes, her situation with no parents is too sad, she is terribly spoiled. So to check if we have the book in-stock before you place your order, contact us at 6702 2452 or drop us an email at Level: 6+ *Despite our best efforts to predict the demand for books, the magical spells we use sometimes fail us. If you take her home with you, you will always be glad you did. She is interested in people when they are not boring.

Lewis Carroll would love her (once he got over the initial shock). The New York Jets would want to have her on their side. Queen Victoria would recognize her as an Equal. She is not yet pretty but she is already a Person. Meet Eloise, the precocious darling of the Plaza Hotel!Įloise is a little girl who lives at The Plaza Hotel in New York.

Eloise by kay thompson