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Title: Eloise (English language edition) by Hilary Knight, Kay Thompson ISBN: 0-671-22350-X Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Pub. Date: 30 April, 1969 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.64 (97 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: ELOISE IS THE BOMB!!!
Comment: Eloise is so funny,
she is a free spirt, and very accurate. She's here, She's there, She's everywhere. Recently, they made Eloise at the Plaza,(Rated 5 stars) And she's great.
Though I'm 10, and the age group is 6 and over, I LOVE IT. I have that and Eloise in Paris, and Eloise in Moscow (First Prinitng)
If you read this, you'll always be glad you did...
Rating: 5
Summary: The absolutely essential book!
Comment: I have always loved children's books and at seventeen, I am still quite a child myself. One of my dearest friends, whose name is Eloise and I swap children's books and so she leant me the Absolutely Essential Eloise. I do not care what others say about her being a 'brat' or whatnot, I love this book and the others! Eloise is exactly how anyone would want to live, having everything and doing anything. I would highgly recommend it to any adult who wants to capture their 'inner child' again. :D I love Weenie too because I love pug dogs.
My mother knows Coco Chanel.
Rating: 4
Summary: Eloise- A Benevolent Baby or a Big Brat?
Comment: Rationale of Eloise
Eloise
By: Kay Thompson
Illustrated By: Hilary Knight
I read Eloise by Kay Thompson, illustrated by Hilary Knight. Eloise is a story for anyone who has lost their inner child in them and can't find it. Search no longer, Eloise is the perfect book for any age between young children and "precocious grown ups." I awarded Eloise four out of five stars because it was funny, impertinent, but also bratty.
As the story goes, Eloise is a six year-old girl living in The Plaza Hotel located in an urban city, and is very proud of it. Eloise takes advantage that The Plaza Hotel is an expensive, cushy, and is in an in an adult atmosphere. Most people staying at the Plaza are older men and woman with the exception of course, Miss Eloise. In the way she acts, Eloise is six going on seventeen, but as for true maturity, she is still a six year-old girl at heart. Eloise is a nuisance, spoiled, and just a bray in general. She lives on the top floor of the Plaza. The quickest way to get there is by taking the elevator. But of course, Eloise can't simply ride the elevator like a well-mannered, civilized person. Oh no. Miss Eloise rides the elevator as if it were an attraction at Disneyland that you ride over, and over, and over. Some other things that Eloise does are ordering strange meals from room service (a single raisin, for example) and bosses around Nanny, her nurse.
Eloise was funny because it brought out the kid in me. It reminded me of the familiar desire to want to act three times your age, the desire to want to be an independent person, and the wish of having all the toys in the whole, wide world. You could hear the voice of a young girl shining through the writing. Ms. Kay Thompson writes as if she was the six year-old writing her autobiography of what's happening right at this moment. Eloise's point of view on life is so far from the truth that it is hilarious to listen to and to anticipate for her to once realize that what she presumes is incorrect.
Eloise was impertinent because the main character, Eloise, is VERY rude. Eloise often rides the elevator up and down and up and down just for the purpose of annoying the elevator and pure self amusement. This is extremely rude and obnoxious because the elevator is a mean of transportation and is not meant to be played with like a toy. "I live on the top floor. Of course I am apt to be on any floor at any time. And if I want to go anywhere I simply take the elevator. For instance if I happen to be on the second floor I just press that button until it comes up and as soon as that door is open I get in and say '5th floor please' and when those door clank shut we ride up and I get out on the 5th floor and as soon as that elebator is out of sight I skibble up those stairs to the 8th floor and then I press that button and when that same elevator comes up and as soon as that door is open I get in and say '15th floor please' and then when those doors clank shut we ride up and I get out on the 15th floor and as soon as that elevator is out of sight I skibble down to the 12th floor and press that button and when that same elevator comes up and those doors open I say 'the Lobby please'and then those doors clank shut and we ride down without saying absolutely one word and then I get into the next elevator and go all the way up." Eloise doesn't seem to realize that what she is doing is wrong either. Another example of an act of rudeness that Eloise does is that she orders strange meals and snacks etc. from Room Service. For example, one morning Eloise orders one roast-beef bone, one raisin and seven spoons for breakfast and then gazes up at the ceiling and thinks of a way to get a new present. As you can see Eloise is very rude and that rudeness reflects on the story.
Eloise was bratty because Eloise doesn't have any parents around therefore Eloise doesn't have a sense of discipline. Eloise's parents aren't around during the day but to make up for it, Eloise's mother spoils her like there's no tomorrow. Eloise believes that she behaves badly, that her mother and father will not know and that she will continue to receive gifts etc. and in my mind that is very bratty. Another example of why Eloise was bratty is because she makes fun of the people around her and people like the elevator man, the Room Service man, and her nurse are lower life-forms and don't deserve respect. People who do a service to you should definitely be treated with respect and Eloise believes she can boss them around because she has money.
As for the illustrations, Hilary Knight did a wonderful job illustrating Eloise but I must say that there isn't much color! Ms. Knight beautifully drew the story of a young girl living in a big city, which looked to me like a very difficult job indeed because there aren't many descriptive words.
I am rating Eloise by Kay Thompson illustrated by Hilary Knight. I awarded Eloise four out of five stars because it was funny, impertinent,but also bratty. I suggest Eloise for children of any ages but to beware because Eloise's acts may have a bad influence on young children. I looooved this book!!
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Title: Eloise In Paris by Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight ISBN: 0689827040 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Eloise At Christmastime by Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight ISBN: 0689830394 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Eloise Takes A Bawth by Hilary Knight, Kay Thompson, Mart Crowley ISBN: 0689842880 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Pub. Date: 22 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Eloise's Guide to Life: How to Eat, Dress, Travel, Behave and Stay Six Forever! by Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight ISBN: 0689833105 Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Juv) Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title:Eloise at the Plaza ASIN: B0000BWVMO Publisher: Walt Disney Home Entertainment Pub. Date: 11 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $22.49 |
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