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008			220304b1983 |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9780671223502
082			_aFiction THO-K
100			_aThompson, Kay
245			_aKay Thompson's Eloise : _ba book for precocious grown ups / _cKay Thompson
260			_aNew York _bSimon and Schuster Books _c1983
300			_a65 p.
365			_aINR _b1391.00.
500			_aEloise is a very special little girl who lives at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. She may not be pretty yet, but she’s definitely already a real person. She loves learning about people who aren’t boring. Take Eloise home with you and she’ll introduce you to life at The Plaza. You’ll be glad you did! "I am Eloise/I am six." So begins the well-loved story of Eloise, the garrulous little girl who lives at New York's Plaza Hotel. Eyebrow raised defiantly, arm propped on one jutting hip, Eloise is a study in self-confidence. Eloise's personal mandate is "Getting bored is not allowed," so she fills her days to the brim with wild adventures and self-imposed responsibilities. An average Eloise afternoon includes braiding her pet turtle's ears, ordering "one roast-beef bone, one raisin and seven spoons" from room service, and devising innovative methods of torture for her guardians. Eloise's exploits are non-stop, and--accordingly--the text uses nary a period. Kay Thompson perfectly captures the way children speak: in endless sentences elongated with "and then ... and then ... and then... " Hilary Knight's drawings illustrate Eloise's braggadocio and amusement as well as the bewilderment of harassed hotel guests. Eloise's taunts are terrible, her imagination inimitable, her pace positively perilous. Her impertinence will delight readers of all ages.
650			_aYoung Learners
650			_aEloise (Fictitious character : Thompson)
650			_aChildren of the rich
650			_aEtiquette
650			_aGirls
650			_aNew York (State)--New York
650			_aPlaza Hotel (New York, N.Y.)
650			_aHotels
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