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Running Joyfully Amok at the Plaza Hotel

Eloise by Kay Thompson

December 14, 2022 by esmemoria 2 Comments

I haven’t been able to read for a couple of months. I’m so close to a Cannonball, but I’m not sure I’ll make it with how scattered my concentration is. So I decided to pick a short, effervescent book: Kay Thompson’s Eloise. Eloise is a mischievous, imaginative, busy little girl who lives in NYC’s Plaza Hotel with her nanny. There is no mention of her father, but her mother is rich and constantly traveling, leaving Eloise to run charmingly wild. The book is Eloise describing […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: Kay Thompson

esmemoria's CBR14 Review No:49 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: Kay Thompson ·
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Please do not read if you are a fan of Eloise

Eloise: A Book for Precocious Grown Ups by Kay Thompson

July 15, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr12bingo AdaptationOh, I just hate hate hate Eloise: A Book for Precocious Grown Ups, Kay Thompson. Please tell me WHY she has been so popular for over 60 years? Why have there been sequels, modern book updates/adaptations, toys and at least two movie adaptations? She is a spoiled brat, with absolutely no redeeming qualities. Rude, inconsiderate and not even remotely funny. I have to say in 1955 you had an odd idea of what people wanted to read. Or was that the point? This is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: cbr12bingo, City & Town Life, Hilary Knight, Kay Thompson, Manners & Etiquette, N.Y.), Plaza Hotel (New York

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:234 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: cbr12bingo, City & Town Life, Hilary Knight, Kay Thompson, Manners & Etiquette, N.Y.), Plaza Hotel (New York ·
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