Outside Reading: Eloise at the Plaza

I absolutely love Eloise at the Plaza by Kay Thompson. Eloise is a young six year old who lives at the Plaza Hotel and loves adventure. She has a nanny that must constantly keep track of her and two pets she is fond of. Eloise roams around the hotel attending events she is not invited to, spying on people, helping people whether they ask for it or not and continuously being a mischievious young girl. It would seem like Eloise is a brat who is constantly getting into trouble, but I think she is a lonely girl who wants to dream and make her life exciting. She is a very confident and curious young girl whose life motto seems to be "getting bored is not allowed," which I find a funny quote from a six year old. Kay Thompson portrays perfectly how children speak, but the use of Eloise's character. The illustrations encourage the comic view of the book especially with the reactions from the guests. Eloise is extremely entertaining for children and give children a mind of adventure as they want to be confident like Eloise and explore the world around them.