Eloise Takes a Bawth

The book was in even better shape than described - excellent condition and shipped quickly! VERY pleased!

Have read all the Eloise Books. Purchased this one as a give. I think the illustrations in this one are the best in the original series.

About a little girl(Eloise), who is forced into taking a bath, in order to be clean for the Grand Ball. She spends a lot of time in the bawth, pretending to be a boat racer, a skier, and a surfer. She keeps filling the water up, and ends up flooding the whole bathroom. Her room happend to be just above the Ball room. Everyone at the ball is wondering how water is getting all over the place. They all think that one of the hotel's pipes has sprung a leak. Her father, one of the people who are important at the ball, comes up to her room to get her, and realizes she was causing all the water to be in the ball room. First she is in trouble, but then her father looks at what has happend to the Ball Room. It is a pretty good story with an ironic ending.

There is nothing so refreshing, so enlivening, or inviting, there is nothing so delicious as a bawth. Eloise, that irrepressible and precocious nymph, just about sinks the Plaza Hotel as she splawshes, dives, plays and swims in the tub, tub, tub of her penthouse bawthroom. Drips, drops, leaks, and waterfalls begin to spout all over the building, and the manager, Mr Salomone is beside himself as he watches all his hard work on the Venetian Masked Ball, to be held that very evening in the Grand Ballroom, turn wet, soggy, and almost float away. "ELOISE/thanks to you/the Plaza's through through through/flooded floor to floor/stem to stern/door to door/The Venetain ball's a bust/Come down with me/I want you to see/the mess you've made!" But has Eloise's bawthtub antics really ruined the ball? No, of course not. In her own inimitable way, she's actually saved the day, and the Venetian Masked Ball turns out to be the sensation of the social season..... Written in the early sixties, though never published, Kay Thompson's Eloise Takes A Bawth finally makes its long-awaited debut with the help of playwright Mart Crowley and the stunning and imaginative artwork of her long-time collaborator, Hilary Knight. Ms Thompson's engaging and lyrical text is filled with her trademark energy and wit. But it's Mr Knight's captivating artwork that really steals the show. Each bold and busy pen and ink illustration is rich in subtle color, brilliant, eye-catching detail, and marvelous facial expressions, and youngsters will want to linger and explore every inch of each fun-filled page. Especially noteworthy is a dazzling four page fold-out of the masked ball in all its New York, social scene glory, and a creative and playful look behind the walls, at the Plaza's intricate plumbing system. Perfect for kids from 4 to 94, Eloise Takes A Bawth is a veritable feast for the eyes and ears, and a treasured masterpiece to read and share with friends and family now, and future generations in the years to come. "Now Eloise's forty-year bawth is finally drawn. Soak away."

After 40 years of being locked up in the vault of the wonderfully gifted and eccentric Kay Thompson, could this book possibly live up to the expectation and hype surrounding it's long awaited release?? The answer is a resounding yes!!!There is no character in literature quite like Eloise - so completely alive with imagination and spunk! In Eloise Takes a Bawth, Eloise returns to form, causing mischief and mayhem throughout the Plaza. While Mr. Salomone and the rest of the Plaza staff are occupied with preparation for the upcoming Venetian Ball, Nanny coaxes Eloise into taking a bawth. The results are uniquely Eloise. She ends up flooding the Plaza and making Mr. Salomone & staff frantic, desperately trying to save the Ball. Of course, her antics only make the Ball that much better and more authentic, literally recreating Venice in the ballroom.Bawth is truly Hilary Knight's day of reckoning. No longer under Thompson's controlling thumb, his drawings take on a life of their own to absolutely glorious results. The pictures, particularly of the Ball, are magnificent. His color choices, particularly his judicious use of blue, are inspired. It's been said that Thompson pulled Bawth's original publication because she wasn't completely satisfied with the story. The current version, published with fine-tuning from Mart Crowley, is admittedly not the strongest of Eloise stories. I wondered if the ending was more Crowley than Thompson. However, Knight's drawings really bring Bawth to a completely different level. With two fold out scenes, the book is really an artistic achievement of its own. Just wait til you open the scene of the Ball, underwater and in full swing!Eloise Takes a Bawth is an absolute delight! For all those who've waited years and years for this, it does not disappoint. It's great for adults and children alike, whether you are a diehard fan or newbie...trust me, you'll be diehard soon enough. A great book to read aloud to kids, particularly if you're fond of the Nanny's British accent. I give 4 stars to this only because nothing compares to the original introduction to Eloise. Thoroughly enjoyable nonetheless!