Waking up from this pleasant sleep, Eloise looks over Central Park and points out the tail-lights of the sleigh to Nanny. In response to her gifts, Santa give her gifts. She dreams that Santa needs a pair of sunglasses and all the reindeer need mittens for their antlers and scarves to protect their throats from the cold. She then falls asleep imagining what she might give to Santa and the reindeer. Since it is Christmas, Eloise races through the hallways and gives everyone presents. She might be able to fly a plane or sing to other residents of the hotel. In her own room, she dreams up glorious things that she wants to do. She knows everyone from the butlers, to the cooks to the managers of the hotel. Living in a hotel near Central Park, Eloise spends her days in the company of her beloved “Nanny.” They live on the top floor of a luxury hotel and Eloise, full of energy, constantly runs down the halls and up and down the stairs. “Eloise at Christmastime” is from the series and readers will see the young girl at her best. In the 1950s, when the Eloise series was published, Thompson gave young girls an exciting, unconventional character to make them laugh and dream about personal possibilities. Living in a hotel in New York with her nanny, Eloise is a 6-year-old fireball. Kay Thompson has done this with the creation of the delightful character, Eloise. Books for boys are often filled with action and have brief conversations between characters.Īt other times, authors will develop the main character in the book to appeal to either girls or boys.

Traditionally, books written for girls have more dialogue than those written for boys. Though it is not fashionable to say today, some books are written for girls and others are written for boys. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York, 1958, 56 pages, K-3. By Kay Thompson, illustrated by Hilary Knight.

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