If you love love love Eloise (who doesn't?) and you cawn't cawn't cawn't get enough of her (who can?) then you simply MUST have this absolutely enormous book It has everything Eloise not just The Absolutely Essential and jolieParis and fa la la la la Christmastime and dear grayMoscow but a lovely new dustjacket by Mr. Knight Even if you have all the Eloise books you need this one too So charge it please and THANK YOU VERY MUCHKay 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 whenEloisewas 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,andEloise 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.The timeless and classic adventures of Eloise, a precocious six-year-old girl who lives in The Plaza Hotel and has adventures around New York City.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 MagazineOoooooooo I just love Eloise.