Eloise at Christmastime by Kay Thompson
It's Eloise's sixtieth birthday--though she's still not a day over six. Celebrate both her birthday and Christmas with this sweet holiday classic that now comes with a CD narrated by the brilliant Bernadette Peters It's absolutely Christmas, but I don't mind a bit. I give everyone a present for that's the thing of it. So when it's everly Christmastime, and you're under your Christmas trees, simply tinkle a bell and have a trinkle, and remember, me Eloise Deck the halls of The Plaza Hotel with tinsel and holly, singing fa la la la lolly with the very special little girl who lives there--Eloise Eloise's fans--young and old--will love, love, love this new book & CD edition narrated by the talented Bernadette PetersKay Thompson (1909-1998) worked in many MGM musicals throughout the 1940s as a vocalist, dancer, vocal arranger, and coach. Ms Thompson created the Eloise persona by imitating the voice of a precocious six-year-old to entertain her friends. When Eloise was released in 1955, Kay Thompson became a literary phenomenon after collaborating with Hilary Knight on an instant bestseller. To far, more than two million copies of the book have been sold. Eloise in Paris, Eloise at Christmas, Eloise in Moscow, and Eloise Takes a Bawth are four further Eloise books written by Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight.
Hilary Knight, the son of artist-writers Clayton Knight and Katharine Sturges, studied with Reginald Marsh at the Art Students League. In addition to the Eloise books, Hilary Knight has illustrated over fifty children's books, six of which he wrote himself. He lives and works near The Plaza Hotel in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781481451536 |
| ISBN 10 | 1481451537 |
| Title | Eloise at Christmastime |
| Author | Kay Thompson |
| Series | Eloise |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little Simon |
| Year published | 2015-10-27 |
| Number of pages | 56 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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