<b>For the first time ever, Eloise and her friends are in a board book story adapted from the original classic. How Marvelous!</b> <p/>Eloise 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. Let Eloise introduce you to all of her companions at The Plaza--she knows you'll love, love, love them!<br><br><b>Author:</b> Kay Thompson<br><b>Publisher:</b> Little Simon<br><b>Published:</b> 08/25/2015<br><b>Pages:</b> 26<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Board Book<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.50lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.20h x 5.30w x 0.50d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781481451581<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 4-8<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>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 <i>Eloise</i> 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, <i>Eloise in Paris, Eloise at Christmas, Eloise in Moscow, </i> and <i>Eloise Takes a Bawth.</i> <p/>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 Knigh