(Charge it please and thank you very much. Here’s the thing: Whether you are just about to fall in love with Eloise or have already baked her a cake, you ought to have this book. Hilary Knight (the illustrator), photographs of Miss Kay Thompson when she was young and fabulous and rather like Eloise, and absolutely loads of information that you simply can’t can’t can’t get anywhere else.

In the front of this book we have printed the original Eloise story and pictures, and in the back of it there are sketches and stories by Mr. Take Eloise home with you and she’ll introduce you to life at The Plaza. She loves learning about people who aren’t boring. She may not be pretty yet, but she’s definitely already a real person. Celebrate with a beautifully illustrated hardcover edition of the original classic storybook with gobs of bonus material!Įloise is a very special little girl who lives at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. If you think Eloise is a handful, you’ll be astonished by the sassiness of her creator.Eloise has been delighting readers for more than sixty years -though she’s still not a day over six. To straighten out this story and learn more about the lively Kay Thompson I’m delighted to report we can turn to the pages of a newly released biography by Sam Irvin. Kay Thompson The Eloise character grew out of the voice of a precocious six-year-old that Miss Thompson put on to amuse her friends. It seems obvious that Eloise was just a smaller version of the real-life Kay though rumours swirl that her God-daughter Liza Minnelli was the inspiration. She collaborated with illustrator Hilary Knight who was perfectly skilled in bringing to life the words of Kay in the form of our beloved Eloise. Meanwhile for present-day activities at The Plaza Hotel be certain to take a peek here.Įloise was first published in 1955 and is a product of the imagination of one Kay Thompson – a musical performer, renowned vocal arranger for the likes of Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra, actress famed for her appearance with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire in Funny Face and a generally quirky character herself. I couldn’t even begin to do justice to all of the reincarnations of Eloise out there so instead I offer this link to her home page where you’ll read about her various stories and the background.

She’s a busy one for all of six years old and she’s a favourite of several generations of storybook readers for sure. Who doesn’t love this little scamp? She’s precocious, chatty, and cheeky, lives in New York City’s Plaza Hotel, torments her Nanny and the hotel staff, has a pet turtle named Skipperdee (he eats raisins she’s ordered from room service) and a pug called Weenie.

Eloise by kay thompson