Eloise: The Ultimate Edition

Name: Eloise: The Ultimate Edition
Brand: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
SKU: 839900
Price: 30.92 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Kay Thompson
ISBN: 9780689839900

By: Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight

Illustrated By: Hilary Knight

Product Information

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Title: Eloise: The Ultimate Edition
By: Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight
Illustrated By: Hilary Knight
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 304
Vendor: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 2000

Dimensions: 11.11 X 7.97 X 1.32 (inches)
Weight: 3 pounds 1 ounce
ISBN: 0689839901
ISBN-13: 9780689839900
Ages: 4-8
Series: Eloise
Stock No: WW839900

Publisher's Description

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Eloise has been delighting readers for more than sixty years—though she’s still not a day over six.

Eloise is a very special little girl who lives at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. She may not be pretty yet, but she’s definitely already a real person. She loves learning about people who aren’t boring. Take Eloise home with you and she’ll introduce you to life at The Plaza. You’ll be glad you did!

Author Bio

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Kay Thompson (1909–1998) was a singer, dancer, vocal arranger, and coach of many MGM musicals in the 1940s. The Eloise character grew out of the voice of a precocious six-year-old that Miss Thompson put on to amuse her friends. Collaborating with Hilary Knight on what was an immediate bestseller, Kay Thompson became a literary sensation when Eloise was published in 1955. The book has sold more than two million copies to date. Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight created four more Eloise books, Eloise in Paris, Eloise at Christmas, Eloise in Moscow, and Eloise Takes a Bawth.

Hilary Knight, son of artist-writers Clayton Knight and Katharine Sturges, was educated at the Art Students League, where he studied with Reginald Marsh. Besides the Eloise books, Hilary Knight has illustrated more than fifty books for children, six of which he wrote himself. He lives and works in New York City, not far from The Plaza Hotel.

Editorial Reviews

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Bobby Short What a delight to find Kay and Hilary's precocious scamp on the loose again! I love Eloise!

Robert Wagner Long may Eloise "skibble" through life and remind us all how a little imagination can get us through the daily grind with a very big smile.

The (London) Telegraph Magazine Ooooooooo I just love Eloise.