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Eloise Skates!

by Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight, Lisa McClatchy, Tammie Lyon
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Synopsis

On a very cold, very snowy winter day, Nanny decides to take Eloise and Weenie ice-skating! But can dogs ice-skate?

Children's Literature

Eloise, that privileged six-year old who lives at the Plaza with her Nanny, is going to go ice skating. Those familiar with New York will enjoy seeing her stroll down the streets with the holiday decorations and end up at the skating rink at Rockefeller Center. Eloise, always the fashion maven, has skates that match her bow and a lovely fur jacket to keep her warm; however, it turns out that she is a real terror on skates, narrowly missing other skaters and performing a bit of a ballet on ice. She tries a jump and it is her good fortune to be caught by a policeman rather than making a hard landing on the ice. Nanny has had enough and suggests that it is time for hot chocolate. The irrepressible Eloise has found a way to make the boring days of winter awfully fun. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot

About the Author, Kay Thompson

A nightclub musician with a one-of-a-kind personality, Kay Thompson turned her comical six-year-old alter ego Eloise into a children's classic featuring verselike prose and Hilary Knight's inimitable illustrations. Eloise's life at New York's Plaza Hotel is an enviable, whimsical one that readers cawn't, cawn't cawn't forget. As Rex Reed wrote in 1972, "If you don't know who Kay Thompson is, please turn the page. You just flunked pizazz."

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Book Details

Published
October 1, 2008
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781416964063

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