About This Book
Reach for this book when your child seems to have more energy than their environment can contain, or when you want to celebrate the wild, unfiltered imagination of childhood. It is the perfect choice for a child who views every hallway as a stage and every adult rule as a suggestion. Eloise is a precocious six-year-old living in the high-society world of the Plaza Hotel in New York. While her mother is often away, Eloise fills her days with elaborate games, 'skibbling' on walls, and charming (or exhausting) the hotel staff. The book explores themes of independence and joy, masking a subtle undercurrent of a child making the most of a somewhat lonely, unconventional upbringing. It is a classic for ages 5 to 10 that validates the messy, loud, and wonderful nature of being a 'big kid' with big ideas.
