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The Eloise character grew out of the voice of a precocious six-year-old that Miss Thompson put on to amuse her friends. Collaborating with Hilary Knight on what was an immediate bestseller, Kay Thompson became a literary sensation when Eloise was published in 1955. The book has sold more than two million copies to date. Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight created four more Eloise books, Eloise in Paris, Eloise at Christmas, Eloise in Moscow, and Eloise Takes a Bawth.
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.
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Fun and entertaining early reader - Level One,
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This review is from: Eloise's Summer Vacation (Eloise Ready-to-Read) (Library Binding)
My daughter read through all the Eloise Level 1 series of readers a month ago, and we revisited them recently because she told me she missed stories about Eloise! Well, the actual collection of Eloise stories (not the early readers) are still beyond my five-and-a-half year old's reading ability, but these make for great entertainment and revision!
In "Eloise's Summer Vacation", Nanny accompanies Eloise on summer vacation to Niagara Falls, Mount Rushmore, Grand Canyon, and San Francisco. The story captures Eloise's fun-loving nature and the illustrations enhance the text. Typical of level one readers, this book has slightly more challenging vocabulary, e.g. "supplies" and longer sentence structure. Young children who love Eloise and her adventures will adore this series of early readers.
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Eloise's Summer Vacation,
By Liz M (Mobile, AL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Eloise's Summer Vacation (Ready-to-Read. Level 1) (Paperback)
This book was on the summer reading list for my first-grader. It arrived quickly and he enjoys reading it.
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My 2-year old IS Eloise!,
By MotherOf2GreatGirls "Best deal shopper" (Charleston, SC) - See all my reviews
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All the Eloise books are great and my 2-year old daughter just loves, loves, loves, Eloise. This one is no exception!
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