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Eloise (Eloise Series) (Hardcover) (精装)
by Kay Thompson
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Self-confidence, General, Ages 4-8, Children's book |
| Market price: ¥ 198.00
MSL price:
¥ 178.00
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MSL rating:
 Good for Gifts |
| MSL Pointer Review:
The book tells a mischievous girl named Eloise, but generally she's good-natured, high spirited and self-confident. |
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Jdhauer (MSL quote), Northern Virginia
<2006-12-31 00:00>
As we all know, Eloise is six and she lives at the Plaza Hotel with her Nanny who says things three times, her dog Weenie, her turtle Skipperdee and two dolls. When I was a child, I adored this book and wanted to be just like Eloise. She does whatever she wants and gets away with it.
As an adult, I feel so sorry for Eloise because her mother only sends for her when it's sunny and otherwise isn't present. What a poor little girl to grow up so alone!
However, this is a tremendously humorous and beautifully illustrated classic that can always make me grin from ear to ear. I love room service too! Oh, and charge it please. Thank you very much.
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Ellie Reasoner (MSL quote), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
<2006-12-31 00:00>
Boy what a great book! Eloise's energy leaps off the page! In this! Review! I feel! Like using! Lots of exclamation points! She rules!
For those who may not know (and I feel sorry for you) Eloise is a six-year-old ball of energy who lives in a perpetual circa 1950 world with her nanny in the penthouse suite on the very top floor of New York's wondrously elegant and (to a six-year-old) ceaselessly enchanting, Plaza Hotel. She has a pet turtle, a pet doggie, and her nanny, a proper but never stuffy English lady, is her best friend. Eloise greets each new day as an adventure and leaps up from bed to boisterously summon Nanny before she trots off to see what excitement the world holds. She rides the elevators and races up and down the stairs. She knows everyone in the place, low and high. Sometimes Eloise is mischievous but generally she's good-natured and high spirited. It's easy to get tugged into her reality and get the hang of her point of view, and being reminded what it was like to be six is a lot of fun!
A book beloved by readers for half a century and counting!
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A kid (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-31 00:00>
as 1 reviewer said, some people just don't get Eloise
she isn't meant to be a role model, she's the wildness inside you
she doesn't care what you think of her or how that makes her look socially she just is herself-in a way she is a role model, just to an extreme
she lives with her nanny who is under orders to let her do whatever she wants, within reason. Unfortunately, Nanny has no reason, and no control. |
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C. Burch (MSL quote), San Francisco, CA USA
<2006-12-31 00:00>
A few weeks ago, I took a friend and her two 5 year old twin girls to dinner. There was a 45 minute wait, and we went to the bookstore next door. I was dreading the prospect of entertaining two 5 year olds for 45 minutes until I saw a copy of Eloise, which has been out of print for many years. I sat down and started reading to them. The time flew by. A few older women walked by and smiled. I like to think that they had read the book when they were little girls. The 45 minutes went by all too soon for me.
What can I say about Eloise? We named our dog Eloise when I was a boy. It is both literary and true to children. It is one of the books (like Charlotte's Web or Black Beauty) that stay in your heart from childhood.
Give it to your children. |
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Donald Mitchell (MSL quote), Boston
<2006-12-31 00:00>
This edition of Eloise has more information about Eloise and her creators than what you saw in the original book. Marie Brenner has put together a scrapbook that tells a little about the origin of Eloise as a character, brief biographies of Kay Thompson (author) and Hilary Knight (illustrator), and some photographs from their youths.
If you want a keepsake about the original for you or as gift for an adult who knows the story, this book is probably better than Eloise for your purposes. If you want the best keepsake and money is no object, I recommend that you trade up into Eloise - The Ultimate Edition, which has this material plus the three sequels (Eloise in Paris, Eloise at Christmastime, and Eloise in Moscow). If you want a reading copy for a young person, I suggest that simply buy Eloise.
Kay Thompson's path to writing Eloise was an unexpected one. After having been a successful song arranger, she started a career as a singer with Andy Williams and his three brothers as backups. Soon, she was earning top dollar in Las Vegas. Over the years, she developed a humorous routine for use in private when she wanted to get her way that included playing Eloise. People encouraged her to turn it into a book. One friend, D.D. Dixon, had a neighbor who was an artist, and introduced Ms. Thompson to Hilary Knight. The rest is history. Her wacky, wonderful story and his scintillating art made hash out of the competition. The book sold wonderfully, and Eloise soon became an institution.
By the way, did you know that Ms. Thompson was living for free at The Plaza while performing in the Persian Room in 1955 when she dreamed up this story for Eloise?
Space does not permit me to also review the Eloise story here. You can see what I had to say about the story on the Eloise book page.
After enjoying this wonderful book, I suggest that you think about what's good about being six - which you can continue to do when you are older by multiples of six. Who says we have to always be mature when we are older or childish when we are young?
Enjoy your stay at The Plaza!
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