Merry Christmas, Eloise!
Kindergarten-Grade 2–Thompson's Eloise, accompanied by Nanny and her dog, Weenie, prepares for Christmas in predictable fashion. Wearing her new holiday clothes, she skibbles through department stores, visits Santa, joins a group of carolers, and decorates her suite. Lift-the-flap pages add some interest, but this spin-off lacks the verve and charm of the original stories about this irrepressible child.–Virginia Walter, University of California, Los AngelesCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.