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Kay Thompson
Kay Thompson (1909-1998) was a singer, dancer, vocal arranger, and coach of many MGM musicals in the 1940s. The Eloise character grew out of the voice of a precocious six-year-old that Miss Thompson put on to amuse her friends. Collaborating with Hilary Knight on what was an immediate bestseller,... show more

Kay Thompson (1909-1998) was a singer, dancer, vocal arranger, and coach of many MGM musicals in the 1940s. The Eloise character grew out of the voice of a precocious six-year-old that Miss Thompson put on to amuse her friends. Collaborating with Hilary Knight on what was an immediate bestseller, Kay Thompson became a literary sensation when Eloise was published in 1955. The book has sold more than two million copies to date. Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight created four more Eloise books, Eloise in Paris, Eloise at Christmas, Eloise in Moscow, and Eloise Takes a Bawth.
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Birth date: November 09, 1908
Died: July 02, 1998
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shannonblackman
shannonblackman rated it 7 years ago
Am I missing something? Why is this so popular? Eloise is a terrible child. While I might be able to read this to my 2.5 year old twins and have them enjoy the illustrations, there is no way I could read it to my 5 year old without him trying to emulate her horrible behavior. Because if its okay ...
Bookshe
Bookshe rated it 9 years ago
When I was younger, I remember watching the Eloise television series all the time. They were my favorite! It is about a young girl that grew up in a luxurious hotel and I found it fascinating. I recently ran across this book and thought it would be a great one to share in my classroom for some of th...
Tori's Favorite Tales
Tori's Favorite Tales rated it 9 years ago
This is another books I really see the girls in my future classroom loving! These book are probably most appropriate for a 4th grade classroom. This would be a book I would just have in my classroom library and have them read it for pleasure. These books are also movies that I could inform the class...
MatthewHunter
MatthewHunter rated it 12 years ago
I'm conflicted about this one. On the positive side, our almost-3-year-old loved Eloise Takes a Bawth. Since we checked it out of the library, she's asked almost every night for me to read "Eloise take BAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHH!!!!" as her bedtime story. Hilary Knight's illustrations are ab...
ThinkHilary
ThinkHilary rated it 12 years ago
There are no words in the English language or any language for that matter that would even begin to describe how much I love this book. Well, some words come to mind. Spunky, creative, pink, scibble, skitter, sklonk, all of these and many more might, just might begin to put into words how much I lov...
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