Eloise's Guide to Life: How to Eat, Dress, Travel, Behave and Stay Six Forever! - Hardcover

Thompson, Kay

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689833105 ISBN 13: 9780689833106

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2000

Synopsis

Eloise shares her favorite bon mots, from "You absolutely cannot go anywhere in Paris without your map," to "Sometimes I throw a temper fit. But not often," in a delightful how-to guide featuring six new drawings.

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Review

It's difficult to remain unaffected by a 6-year-old girl who lives in New York City's Plaza Hotel, braids her turtle's ears, talks to Mars through a paper cup, and pours water down the mail chute. So, if you haven't yet been touched by the divinely decadent Eloise, then now is the time to familiarise yourself with her in Eloise's Guide to Life.

Piecing together snippets from Eloise, Eloise in Paris, Eloise in Moscow, and Eloise at Christmastime Eloise takes it upon herself to instruct her readers on "how to eat, dress, travel, behave, and stay six forever." Before long, you will wonder how you ever managed without the sense of rebellion and joie de vivre that this precocious young lady will inspire in you.

Introduce your children to this proper little madam by all means: but this book would also make the ideal gift for any grown-up would-be princesses! (Age 6 and over) --Susan Harrison

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0689833105
• ISBN 13: 9780689833106
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Knight Hilary