“It’s Christmas Eve, and six-year-old Eloise is spending it in the Plaza Hotel in NYC with her proper English nanny, Weenie the pug, and Skipperdee the turtle (whose ears simply MUST be braided every morning). Eloise is intent on spreading cheer and joy to all the occupants of the hotel—whether they want it or not: ‘I’m raw-ther fond of caroling, fa la on every floor, Fa la la to catering, Fa la from door to door, We sang Noel for 506, Silent Night for 507,We didn’t sing for 509 . . . at the request of 511.'”—Kate, Ravenna Third Place, Seattle. Buy Eloise at Christmastime from Third Place Books.
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Eloise at Christmastime by Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight
December 8, 2011