![]() ![]() Eloise is a very special little girl who. Ryan paired Thompson with her neighbor, a young illustrator named Hilary Knight, and a year later the first Eloise book was complete. Hilary Knight, Illustrated by About the BookBacklistOther Formats. ![]() ![]() Eloise has been delighting readers for more than sixty years-though shes still not. Eloise has been delighting readers for more than sixty years-though shes still not a day over six. Buy a cheap copy of Eloise: The Ultimate Edition book by Kay Thompson. Thompson was urged by friend and Harper’s Bazaar fashion editor D.D. Buy a cheap copy of Eloise: The Ultimate Edition book by Kay Thompson. Apparently Thompson had an extremely lonely childhood and had been talking in the voice of Eloise, an imaginary friend, most of her life and often performed it for friends. At one point, a story made the rounds that on an occasion when Thompson was late to rehearsal, the Williams brothers got so angry with her she immediately broke into a creaky little child’s voice and said “I am Eloise and I am 6!” to diffuse the situation. in this hilarious Level 1 Ready-to-Read thats perfect for emerging readers. After that, she had a hit cabaret act with musical siblings the Williams Brothers. ![]() At MGM Studios in the 1940s, she was a vocal coach for stars like Frank Sinatra and Lena Horne. Kay Thompson had an extensive career in music long before Eloise, and even long before Funny Face, Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn movie for which she's best known and in which she plays a fashion magazine editor. ![]()
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