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Tales from the Eloise omnibus, part 2: Moscow is full of black caviar from the Caspian Sea and spies

Eloise in Moscow by Kay Thompson (author), Hilary Knight (illustrator)

February 23, 2021 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Following on the heels of Eloise at Christmastime is the re-read of Eloise in Moscow.  Eloise has come to Moscow in style, riding in the Rolls Royce her grandmother had sent because, “you only go to Moscow once”.  She is accompanied by Nanny, Weenie (the dog), but Skipperdee  (the turtle) develops a nervous cough and is sent by diplomatic pouch back to the Plaza hotel in NYC.  No reason is given for the visit beyond vague mention of Eloise being a diplomat child and once again her […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: CBR13, Children's, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Hilary Knight (illustrator), Kay Thompson (author), Kay Thompson (author), Hilary Knight (illustrator), Moscow

Dome'Loki's CBR13 Review No:9 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: CBR13, Children's, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Hilary Knight (illustrator), Kay Thompson (author), Kay Thompson (author), Hilary Knight (illustrator), Moscow ·
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In the foreground a book open to "Eloise at Christmastime" behind it a sitting corgi dog.

Tales from the Eloise omnibus, part 1: The tiny terror with a heart of gold

Eloise at Christmastime by Kay Thompson (author), Hilary Knight (illustrator)

February 16, 2021 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

I grew up loving Eloise, a precocious brat with a charmed life, living to the fullest of her (mostly) unsupervised life.  However, I was unaware that there were multiple Eloise books until I worked at Border Books (RIP) corporate headquarters and had the amazing job of overseeing the free book room.  I did other stuff too but that was the best part of my job.  One day The Ultimate Edition of Eloise came through the room and I was surprised to find out there are […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: CBR13, Children's, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Hilary Knight (illustrator), humor, Kay Thompson (author), Kay Thompson (author), Hilary Knight (illustrator)

Dome'Loki's CBR13 Review No:7 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: CBR13, Children's, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Hilary Knight (illustrator), humor, Kay Thompson (author), Kay Thompson (author), Hilary Knight (illustrator) ·
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