Eloise

Kay Thompson, illustrated by Hilary Knight

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Review

A book for precocious grownups, about a little girl who lives at the Plaza Hotel, says the blurb on the front of this favourite - which is true, except that it gives no clue to Eloise's inventiveness, her energy and her naughtiness. For example, The absolutely first thing I have to do [when I wake up] is braid Skipperdee's ears [Skipperdee is a pet tortoise] Otherwise he gets cross and develops a rash.  Age 4-100 - review by Johnny de Falbe