Holiday Picture Book Review

Kay Thompson's "Eloise at Christmastime." Drawings by Hilary Knight. I love the mischievous Eloise. Young Eloise and her nanny live at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. In this book they are getting ready for Christmas. The drawings are terrific. The facial expressions really show what's going on. Do spend some time observing the range of emotions that the characters express. You'll see: happy, perplexed, sad, excited, indifferent, surprised, angry, hurry up, and even struggling, as in someone struggling in an endeavor. I give this book ten fingers up.