Eloise at Christmastime

Author(s): Kay Thompson

Picture Books

"Brilliant [...] Hilary Knight at his best." Maurice Sendak, author of 'Where the Wild Things Are' Blow music of trinkles and drinkles of glass, there's Christmas everywhere It's Christmas Eve and Eloise is spreading cheer - and a little bit of chaos - throughout the Plaza hotel. There are carols to sing, trees to decorate, presents to wrap and parties to crash in this fabulously festive classic story with a fresh new look.


Product Information

Kay Thompson was a singer, dancer, vocal arranger and coach to many MGM musicals in the 1940s. The Eloise character grew out of the voice of a precocious six-year-old she used to put on to amuse her friends. Collaborating with Hilary Knight on what was an immediate bestseller, Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight became literary sensations when the book was first published in 1955. More than 2 million copies have been sold to date and there are 3 more to be reissued my S&S!

General Fields

  • : 9781471123696
  • : Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • : Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • : 01 October 2014
  • : 274mm X 195mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 November 2014
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Kay Thompson
  • : Paperback
  • : Hilary Knight
  • : 813.54
  • : 48
  • : chiefly illustrations (colour)