Kay Thompson

The 365 Days of Eloise: My Book of Holidays Kay Thompson

Publisher Marketing: It s Eloise s sixtieth birthday though she s still not a day over six. Celebrate by joining Eloise on this wonderful journey through the year with all new paintings by acclaimed artist Hilary Knight! Eloise has been warming the hearts of readers for sixty years. Now, follow everyone s favorite Plaza girl, Eloise, through the calendar as she fills each day of the year with even more new adventures, featuring all new original artwork by Hilary Knight! Complete with two sets of sticker sheets so you can personalize your books, fun Eloise facts, and brand-new illustrations, fans old and new will find something to love in this treasured new addition to the Eloise collection." Contributor Bio:  Thompson, Kay 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 "Eloise" 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, "Eloise in Paris, Eloise at Christmas, Eloise in Moscow, " and "Eloise Takes a Bawth."Contributor Bio:  Knight, Hilary 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 Knight has illustrated more than fifty books for children, six of which he wrote himself. He lives and works in New York City, not far from The Plaza Hotel.