Thompson, Kay. 1969. ELOISE. Ill. by Hilary Knight. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN-13 9780671223502 (Hardcover)
Eloise is a story about a six year-old girl, named Eloise who lives in The Plaza Hotel in New York. The story follows Eloise throughout her day living in The Plaza. Eloise is very mischievous by stomping in the hallways, kicking the walls, and other inappropriate actions in the luxurious hotel. Eloise spends her days with her nanny, her pet turtle, and her pet dog.
Illustrations are on each page to demonstrate at least one of the experiences of Eloise. The illustrations are ink drawings with colors of black, light pink and dark pink. The element of these three colors on each spread helps the images stand out.
I found this book to be extremely disappointing. Eloise was published many years ago and I have seen it on library shelves many times, but this was the first time I actually read it. It took a lot for me to read the book all the way to the end. Eloise appears to suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and jumps around in the story, A LOT. I realize children are energetic, but this is over the top.The sentences have no periods, so this adds to the hyperactivity effect occurring in the story. The story was just all over the place for me.
For those who love (or don't love) the story, I recommend reading Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor and Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann.
Further activities for Eloise can be found at: http://www.familyvacationcritic.com/blog/index.php/2013/07/eloise-at-the-plaza-summer-activities-for-girls/
Illustrations are on each page to demonstrate at least one of the experiences of Eloise. The illustrations are ink drawings with colors of black, light pink and dark pink. The element of these three colors on each spread helps the images stand out.
I found this book to be extremely disappointing. Eloise was published many years ago and I have seen it on library shelves many times, but this was the first time I actually read it. It took a lot for me to read the book all the way to the end. Eloise appears to suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and jumps around in the story, A LOT. I realize children are energetic, but this is over the top.The sentences have no periods, so this adds to the hyperactivity effect occurring in the story. The story was just all over the place for me.
For those who love (or don't love) the story, I recommend reading Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor and Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann.
"Ooooooo....I
just love Eloise! Thank you, Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight. You're the
bestest!"
-- Judy Blume
"My
first happy response to Eloise was entirely due to the brilliant, iconic
images. That brazen, loose-limbed, deliciosly little girl monster is Hilary
Knight at his best."
-- Maurice Sendak
Further activities for Eloise can be found at: http://www.familyvacationcritic.com/blog/index.php/2013/07/eloise-at-the-plaza-summer-activities-for-girls/
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