I was over 30 years old when I read the book, and it brought tears to my eyes. I have just recommended it to a woman whose grandmother is moving into a nursing home, and would recommend it to the parents or teacher or any child facing a major life change.

I first read Eloise when I was 4 and going to stay at the Plaza. I couldn't wait to be six. I couldn't wait to see the revolving doors with the P on top, or call room service and say Charge It Please. And on the day I got married, right before walking down the aisle, I told my sister (my Maid of Honor) that "There's been so much to do today, I had no time to pour a pitcher of water down the mail chute." I am thrilled to see the "new" eloise books coming onto the market, like this one and Eloise in Paris. I'm busy introducing a new generation of little girls to the importance of turtles, fires and floods in the bathtub, and skating keys. And of course, they all love the fold-out elevator...

I would definately recommend Eolise to
everyone. I have loved this book since
I was a child and my parents brought me a
copy home from the Plaza Hotel where the
story takes place, I loved the book so
much they ordered me Eloise in Paris and
Eloise in Moscow. I still read the books,
only now with my children and they love
the books as much as I did then.
Eloise is a timeless classic that will
make everone feel young at heart.

This edition of Eloise has more information about Eloise and her creators than what you saw in the original book. Marie Brenner has put together a scrapbook that tells a little about the origin of Eloise as a character, brief biographies of Kay Thompson (author) and Hilary Knight (illustrator), and some photographs from their youths.

If you want a keepsake about the original for you or as gift for an adult who knows the story, this book is probably better than Eloise for your purposes. If you want the best keepsake and money is no object, I recommend that you trade up into Eloise -- The Ultimate Edition, which has this material plus the three sequels (Eloise in Paris, Eloise at Christmastime, and Eloise in Moscow). If you want a reading copy for a young person, I suggest that simply buy Eloise.

Kay Thompson's path to writing Eloise was an unexpected one. After having been a successful song arranger, she started a career as a singer with Andy Williams and his three brothers as backups. Soon, she was earning top dollar in Las Vegas. Over the years, she developed a humorous routine for use in private when she wanted to get her way that included playing Eloise. People encouraged her to turn it into a book. One friend, D.D. Dixon, had a neighbor who was an artist, and introduced Ms. Thompson to Hilary Knight. The rest is history. Her wacky, wonderful story and his scintillating art made hash out of the competititon. The book sold wonderfully, and Eloise soon became an institution.

By the way, did you know that Ms. Thompson was living for free at The Plaza while performing in the Persian Room in 1955 when she dreamed up this story for Eloise?

Space does not permit me to also review the Eloise story here. You can see what I had to say about the story on the Eloise book page on Amazon.com.

After enjoying this wonderful book, I suggest that you think about what's good about being six . . . that you can continue to do when you are older by multiples of six. Who says we have to always be mature when we are older, or childish when we are young?

Enjoy your stay at The Plaza!

The Moorchild is a great book for young people who have been teased or have teased someone, but only if you have a little amagination.This book is about A girl named Moql'nkkn who is a little cangeling girl who one day discover she doesnt have the ability to disappear when humans are .looking for the moorfolk. she never seems to fit even as a baby this poor young child was to differant for any one to understand and as a consiquicne She is traded to the humans in exchange for a human baby but still deos'nt quiet fit in with the rest of the world .But the author does a great job of making you think this fasinating fairytail is real the begining of the the story is a little slow but after you get to the plot the story never stops to amaze you. This fantastic story of a young changeling girl I'm sure is a one of a kind and is worth reading. but don't take my word for it read it yourself.

The Moorchild," by Eloise McGraw is a very sad and touching fantasy. The book tells the story of Saaski who lives in a human family but actually is half human and half Folk. Saaski was always being treated badly because she was different from everybody else in the village. All Saaski wanted was to feel at home somewhere, but she could not feel at home anywhere because she was a "changeling." Even though this book is a fantasy, it still makes your mind care about what happens to Saaski. The village people blame her for everything that goes wrong just because she looks different and acts different from them. But the author lets us know that Saaski is loving, kind and generous and makes a point that it is not the outside that matters, but what is in the inside that makes you a good person.
Younger readers are going to need help with this book because of the characters' accents and how the story switches from the moor to the village. But this book is worthwhile to read because it touches you in many ways.

This was one the best books I ever read. From the dedication: To all children who have felt different, to the very end it seemed as if this beautiful story had been written solely for my benefit. In it, Saaski begins life as a happy elf child, untill the other elves discover that she is half human, and thus cannot perform many of the essential elf magic spells. They then change her for a human child and put her in it's place. At first she is confused and angry, but gradually her memories begin to fade and she believes herself a human. All her young life she has to deal with the cruel prejudices of the simple village folk, as she also deals with confusion of her own strangeness. Untill that fatefull time when she is eleven years old.... Any way, this was an excellent book with some of the best writing and characterizations I have ever seen in a book, and I would reccamend it to anyone, but most especially, as the auther herself put it, To all children who have felt different.

Although one's heart breaks for the grief these two mothers have had to endure, it seemed to me that their vision had become somewhat clouded, and their energies cry out to be used in more producive ways. By all accounts, federal spending on AIDS is far above the levels spent on several other diseases which kill many more people, and which....in the case of cancer....the causes are not even very well-known. Surely, it is only humane to assist in the care and research of these other diseases in a more equal parity to HIV/AIDS. Even Sen. Helms was misrepresented, since Mrs. Clark claims he actually said "AIDS sufferes deserve what they get"...and that is a lie. He never said such a thing...nor has anyone else who objects to the over-funding of AIDS efforts vs the funding of other diseases. He merely pointed out that what causes a person to become infected with HIV/AIDS is very well-known...exactly as we know why smokers get lung and throat cancer. So...while these two grieving mothers (and their sons who suffered) engender much-deserved sympathy, one can only wish their considerable energy could be focused more on prevention efforts, and less on sill more increased...and unfair...federal funding.

Patsy Clark and Eloise Vaughn would probably be the first persons to say that they are not professional writers; yet theirs is a story that touches our hearts. After the deaths of both their sons from AIDS, they took on Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina in an effort to upseat him. We all know they did not succeed in their efforts; nevertheless, they are winners of the highest sort. Althought the two women had led very different lives-- one was a Democrat, the other a Republican, they found they had much in common. In the words of Patsy Clark after these women's first meeting: "Both of our sons were named Mark--and that seemed huge to us. . . Both of us had led very mainstream, privileged lives. . . Each of us were widowed before our sons died, so each of us had to deal with that trauma alone. Neither of us had known that our sons were gay. . ." Another thing that they had in common was unconditional love for their sons and a consuming belief that no one, including the mighty Helms, would treat their sons as second class citizens because they were gay.

So we have another beautiful account of two ordinary women who did the right thing and we are the better for having heard their story. It is altogether fitting that Bishop John Shelby Spong, the kind and decent man also from North Carolina, should write a recommendation for this book and that Allan Gurganus should write the foreward.

A final word to "Phillojo," who wrote the next review of this book: Homophobia is homophobia, whether it is yours or the senator's. Unlike HIV, it can be cured, but only if you are a willing patient. May I remind you that for years there was precious little funding for AIDS research because of people like Helms and a president who could not bring himself to utter the word. The truth is the truth, whether you like it or not.

This heartfelt, moving book made me want to be a better person. The authors' eloquent prose made me reevalutate what is most important in life: your family and friends, and also helping to make life easier for others. This is what these two incredible, beautiful women have done. If they can do all they've done and continue to do at their age, why can't everyone try to do the same? I'm not talking about becoming an activist; I'm talking about selflessly helping others each and every day. It'll come back tenfold, if not more. Read this lovely story and you'll want to be a better person too.

Wow! I had no idea one may create dolls in so many various ways! Eloise Piper teaches fabric, modeling paste, and polymer clay doll-making with patterns included in her book. She includes plain Amish children, fancy dolls, wig creating, sculpting facial features, decorating and dressing the doll. She even includes patterns for their tiny clothing! She gives embellishment ideas as well. Furthermore, Eloise has a very delightful style of writing that brings her dolls to life! I greatly enjoy authors like Eloise who present their art in a down-to-earth and humorous fashion. Not only does one enjoy creating the dolls and their adorable wardrobes, but one may count on a chuckle or two from Eloise's light-hearted humor.

This book is a keeper for those who are looking for resources which address the multiple and various techniques of creating dolls.

Happy doll making!

Just received this book today and I can't put it down! The book is the most complete how-to book I have ever seen. Eloise has put the book together from beginner to advanced with a lot of thought for the inexperienced doll-maker. Every aspect of doll-making is completely covered and I would highly recommend this book to anyone !

I'm new to doll making. I am enjoying this book. I also recommend a doll book for fun reading, Dolls Aren't Just for Kids.

This book is the oddball of the Eloise sequels, being the only one that also is also focused at the Plaza (like the original) and uses a rhyming scheme. Everyone who has loved Eloise must have wondered about how she fares without her mother living with her Nanny, pug (Weenie), and turtle (Skipperdee) in the Plaza on Christmas. The young woman who was born to shop (and order room service) adds a whole new meaning to Christmas for the guests at the Plaza and those who work there. If you require high quality rhymes, you may not like this book. If you can lightheartedly enjoy fractured verse, hotel high jinks, and great Hilary Knight drawings, you'll love it!

The story starts on Christmas Eve, as a blizzard blankets the Plaza, and the temperature drops to four below zero outside. But inside it's warm and cozy, and there's a blazing Yule log in Eloise's fireplace.

The story recounts Eloise's tree trimming, gift-giving to everyone she knows, getting ready for exchanging gifts on Christmas under her Christmas tree, and prowling around the Plaza on Christmas Eve in typical Eloise fashion. She hits all the parties and helps the people celebrate from room to room as well. You can imagine the mayhem that creates!

One of the most beautiful segments is Eloise dreaming about Santa Claus coming. This section will touch your heart, if you are like me.

A high point for Eloise is opening her present from Nanny. You'll love reading about it.

After you finish enjoying this warm Christmas story, I suggest that you take a few minutes to think (as Eloise does) about all of the people (and animals) you can show your appreciation for during the holidays. I'll bet Eloise inspires you to take a broader view of thankfulness. What better gift could you receive at Christmas?

Ooooooooooooooooooooooo! I absolutely love Eloise

I am..... years old and I still like Eloise book. She's my favorite 6 year old! it has nice pictures on each page and of couse one pull out page like the original Eloise book. there are some lyrics on some of the pages of the book to Eloise's favorite christmas song, "Trinkles and Drinkles." When she(Kay Thompson) tells about Eloise Christmas dream it is all in rhyme. I hoghly reccomend it to kids of all ages.

I had the original "Eloise at Christmastime" and there are a few subtle changes in this printing. First of all there are 4 wonderful new pictures by Mr. Knight but they took out one of my favorites, Eloise on the couch with Nanny in front of the fire. Some of the pictures have been reduced to put another picture on the page. Lastly the floor plan of the Plaza folded out in the original printing. Those are the differences that collectors will be happy about.

I am so happy that my nieces and nephew will be able to finally have a copy of "Eloise at Christmastime" of their very own and they will be able to pass it on to their children. Hang two-legged Christmas stockings and read this book almost every night before Christmas.

1963's Merry Go Round In Oz, written by the mother-daughter team of Eloise and Lauren McGraw, was, as Katherine M. Rogers notes in L. Frank Baum: Creator of Oz (2002), the last Oz title commissioned by a major publisher. Neither good nor bad, Merry Go Round In Oz was also the first major Oz novel to almost completely remove itself in tone from the spirit of the classic Oz titles. The book is not only not a romance, but, despite the prominent appearance of the Easter Bunny, hardly an Oz novel at all. Its very light, crisp manner owes more to Mary Poppins author P. L. Travers than it does to Baum or any of his successors.

The book's excellent first chapter finds young foster child Robin Brown accompanying his multiple stepbrothers to an evening carnival in Cherryburg, Oregon. Continuously overlooked by his well-meaning but rambunctious foster family, Robin enters the carnival with a single coin; the others have all run off with pockets full of money towards their favorite amusements. The McGraws perfectly capture the essence of Robin's physical and emotional isolation from not only his new family, but from the balance of humanity as well. Robin, who is aware of his mistreatment, is thus an archetypal fairytale child protagonist, not unlike fellow orphan Cinderella, bearing up silently and bravely making the best of his predicament. When Robin, who has modestly hoped for but a single ride on the merry-go-round, meets a strange, ticket-bearing older man dressed in tatters, his fairytale outsider status is confirmed: Robin sees things and meets people that no one else does. The McGraws cleverly portray the fair grounds in somewhat Bradbury-esque terms: the night carnival is both an all-American, fifties-style entertainment venue of roller coasters, popcorn, and hot dogs as well as Pinocchio's midway of shadowy seduction. Transgressing the rules of order, Robin uses the illicit ticket provided by the stranger to gain access to the merry-go-round, seats himself atop a beautiful red mare, and momentarily finds himself hurled through the air towards Oz.

Unfortunately, Robin, who gleefully discovers that his mount has sprung to life, lands in the comparatively dull Quadling Kingdom of the Fox Hunters, a place he quickly finds tedious in the extreme. As readers will be able to attest, Robin is absolutely right: his prolonged captivity among the endlessly talkative, single-minded, faux-British inhabitants represents one of the most overwritten, slowly moving, and irritating misadventures in the entire Oz chronicle. The authors clearly intend the obsessive, fully adult foxhunters to be amusing, but the writing, while technically crisp, drones on at exactly the same bantering pitch for dozens and dozens of pages. Robin and the reader thus face the same exhausting dilemma.

Meanwhile, in the ostensibly blue Munchkin kingdom of Halidom, a curse of sorts lays over the land: two of the kingdom's magic rings of power have been stolen, and the third, which gives great physical strength to Halidom's people, now mysteriously vanishes. In Sleeping Beauty fashion, the kingdom falls into lassitude and drowse: only Fess, a young man born in a neighboring land, and an immortal fairy unicorn are immune. Brainless Prince Gules, still half asleep, decides the power rings must be returned to the kingdom, and a quest is born. In the Emerald City, Ozma and Dorothy decide to hold an Easter party, which necessitates Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion journeying to the realm of the Easter Bunny ("it's down a rabbit hole," says Dorothy) to gather magical eggs. In traditional Oz fashion, the three groups eventually cross paths and unite to solve their various troubles.

Though the later chapters are more imaginative, the book's largest drawback is that too much of it seems to take place in a dry, mundane world that barely resembles Oz. In fact, the foxhunting chapters seem like sections of another book awkwardly grafted onto a stale facsimile of a traditional Oz title. While the best of the earlier books have a dreamlike, otherworldly quality, Oz here, in keeping with the trend in children's literature at the time of its publication and since, has few numinous characteristics. In place of romantic, playful, or absurd names like Woot the Wanderer, Ojo the Unlucky, Polychrome the Rainbow's Daughter, Kabumpo, Alexample, and Jenny Jump, the reader is confronted with next-door neighbor monikers like Barry, Richard, and Fred. The Quadling land is no longer profusely red in color as in the Neill books, where the sky, water, and even in the shade and shadows were scarlet-hued. Oddly, though red is mentioned, the dominant Quadling color inexplicably appears to be pink.

Though ninety-nine percent of previous Oz history goes unmentioned, the McGraws curiously recap the earthly existence / afterlife facet of the Oz chronicle, relaying to readers that Dorothy, among others, has cheated death and reached Oz via otherwise fatal catastrophes (cyclone, earthquake, shipwreck). Is the tattered stranger Robin meets at the carnival the angel of death, a kind of fairy godfather, or the ghost of his human father? Does the "free ticket" symbolize Robin's passage into death and the heavenly paradise of Oz? Is the somewhat odd inclusion of the Easter Bunny a further metaphor for Robin's death and rebirth? The authors also let drop another historical Oz bombshell when a Quadling ferryman explains to the gender-neutral named Robin that little girl fairy ruler Ozma was at one time little Munchkin boy Tip. Though Robin "bursts out, delighted," at the news, the McGraws quickly add that this makes Ozma seem "more approachable" in dungaree-wearing Robin's eyes.

Merry Go Round In Oz was very likely an attempt by its authors and publisher to reinvent the Oz series for Camelot and Leave It To Beaver - era America. Robin and Fess are likable, sturdy boy heroes, and the characterizations of the Oz royal family are fairly good. If the foxhunters had been removed and the first third of the story reimagined, the book might have left a lasting impac

This was my favorite Oz book as a child. I checked it out numerous times from the base library and I was the only one to check it out. I bought it as soon as I heard it was in print. It was just as good reading it as an adult.

Robin Brown, from Cherryville, Oregon, takes a ride on the merry-go-round via a ticket from a weird old man. He jumps on a scarlet horse with a white tail and mane, then grabs a ring that will give him a "free ride". With that, he is flying throuhg the air for one whole night. When he wakes up, he finds the horse, Merry-Go-Round, is alive. They are both captured by fox hunters and are put to work. Meanwhile, the the country of Halidom, the last of three magic rings is stolen, the middle one, that makes the people strong and hard working. He goes on a quest with his page, his horse Fred, a fliter-mouse, and a unicorn to find all three, the largest to make the people smart, and the smallest to make the people good a calligraphy, weaving, and other fine arts. In the Emerald City, Dorothy wants a huge Easter party, and she and the Cowardly Lion go to the Easter Bunny's workshop, right in Oz. How will these traveling groups meet? Where are those rings? How will Robin and Merry escape? REad the book, and find out emore.

The book I read is titled Moccasin Trail; it was written by Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw. It is a book about a young man Jim Keath who was impressed by his uncle who was a trapper. He was so influenced by the ways of his uncle that he runs away from home to follow his uncle. Not only did he not let his parents know that he was following his uncle, but he failed to let his uncle know as well. He finally made himself known to his uncle and shortly afterward a bear attacked their camp. The bear mauled Jim. A group of Crow Indians found him, took him to their camp and proceeded to treat him as one of their own. He ran away from them too, to begin trapping; this is where the story begins. This book is a very good book; it has a good story. It has its happy, sad, funny, frustrating, and suspenseful moments. It is a book about the old west before large amounts of settling actually took place. Almost the entire book is an adventure, from surviving the harsh winter up on the Rocky Mountains pass to running for his life from a group of Indians. It was a very good book-the kind that you don¹t want to put down until you have finished reading it. I really enjoyed reading this book I found it to be extremely interesting and exciting. I have always been interested in adventure reading, especially when it seems as it could be true. That is what was so great about this book; it could very easily have been a true story not like one of those science fiction adventures. I thought it was an excellent book and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading a good adventure book.

The book I read is titled Moccasin Trail, it was written by Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw. It is a book about a young man Jim Keath who was impressed by his uncle who a trapper. He is so interested by the ways of his uncle that he runs away from home to follow his uncle. Not only did he not let his parents know that he was following his uncle but he failed to let his uncle know as well. He finally makes himself known to his uncle and shortly after a bear attacks their camp. The bear pretty much mauls Jim. A group of Crow Indians finds him, takes him to their camp and proceed to treat him as one of their own. He runs away from them too to begin trapping, this is where the story begins. This book is a very good book it has a good story it has its happy, sad, funny, frustrating, and suspenseful moments. It is a book about the old west before the large amounts of settling actually took place. Almost the entire book is an adventure. From surrviving the harsh winter up on the Rocky Mountains pass to running for his life from a group of indians. It was a very good book the kind that you don¹t want to put down until you have finished reading it. I really enjoyed reading this book I found it to be extermely interesting and exciting. I have always been interested in adventure reading especially when it seem like it could be true. That is what was so great about this book, it could very easily have been a true story not like one of those science fiction adventures. I thought it was an excellent book and would recomend it to anyone who enjoys reading a good adventure book.

My younger sister bought this book from her school's book fair, and she kept bugging me to read it. At first, I thought it was just a stupid kid's book, but that all changed once I read it. The descriptions are so vivid, it makes me feel as if I am really there.

We read and reread my sister's copy so many times that the cover fell off. I wanted to buy my own copy, but when I went to a bookstore, they told me it was out of print. Luckily, my sister thought of Amazon.com, and I had a wonderful surprise that Christmas when I received the book I had given up on!

True, the book is a bit down on the Indian culture, but only slightly. I got the impression that although his family pressures Jim to renounce his Crow ways, Jim's life is benefitted by the skills that he learned with the Crows.

Whenever my family drives through Oregon, my sister and I look forward to seeing the signs that say "Tualatin River," "Multnomah Falls," and "Umpquah River." I think there's a river or a mountain range or something in Washington called "Cayuse," too.

Kudos to Ms. McGraw!

My daughter received this as gift from her Aunt(an Eloise fan) for her 6th birthday. I found it to be confusing. I would not pick this for a child. Not my idea of a childrens book.

I've been reading Eloise since I was 6 and I'm now 14! She represents freedom, and her wildness refreshes my mind. It's a great book for kids and it will expand their imagination.

Eloise rocked my world when I was little... now I'm 18 and bringing her books to college! She's an inspiration to six-year olds and adults alike. This book is just another great glimpse into the world of Eloise. I consider it a lesson on how to stay young through use of the imagination. It isn't as great as the original Eloise, but it's still wonderful! I read it to children I babysit for (who love her) and I plan on reading it to children of my own someday!