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Informationen zum Autor 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. Hilary Knight! son of artist-writers Clayton Knight and Katharine Sturges! was educated at the Art Students League! where he studied with Reginald Marsh. Besides the Eloise books! Hilary Knight has illustrated more than fifty books for children! six of which he wrote himself. He lives and works in New York City! not far from The Plaza Hotel. Klappentext Everyones favorite six-year-old, Eloise, loves Christmas and is spreading cheer all over the Plaza Hotel. And the best part of all is dreaming of Santa coming to the Plaza and waking up to a gift that sparkles: a diamond necklace. Illustrations. Zusammenfassung Eloise LOVES Christmas! and she's spreading holiday cheer all over The Plaza Hotel. She has quite a bit of trimming to do: the halls! the tree! and everything in sight! And here's the thing of it: The best parts are dreaming of Santa coming to The Plaza and waking up to a gift that sparkles and trinkles. Ooooo Eloise absolutely loves Christmas.
