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Ella
A clever parody about a little girl living in a hipster hotel.This is ELLA. She is six years old. She lives at the Local Hotel. She has a nanny called Manny. He has tattoos for sleeves and he might go in with some guys to buy a grilled cheese truck. Sometimes Ella weaves purses out of Ziploc bags and reclaimed twine. (She is artsy of course.) She has a dog named Stacie and a fish named Rasta and a scooter which is important for getting everywhere she needs to be. Altogether she has been to 62 events including that Hillary Clinton fundraiser. She is NEVER bored. If Ella and Kay Thompson’s Eloise got together for a play date, they would have a very good time indeed.
56 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 22, 2015
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August 25, 2016
Despite billing itself as a "parody" of the immortal Ms. Eloise and her life at the Plaza Hotel, Ella is just about as wise as it is witty.
Ella is "an urban child" who lives in a super fashionable boutique hotel in NYC. She spends her days much as her inspiration Eloise did, imitating the grown ups she encounters, having adventures with her nanny (who is a boy so she calls him manny), and generally causing a ruckus. With her tongue jammed way into her cheek Kasdan follows Ella as she visits the rooftop bar of the hotel and helps the bartenders crush mint for cocktails, checks out all the fashion shows in the hotel's ballroom (she has been 62 events including the Hillary Clinton fundraiser) and talks to her mom via Skype (as long as she's not busy filming a scene). Its this last that makes what could otherwise be written off as a straight up lampoon of Eloise into something a bit more melancholy.
You feel the absence of Ella's parents more readily that Eloise's. Ella notes that she really can't fall asleep until she talks to her mom and that watching her mom "pretend to be other's kids moms" is almost like being with her. There is something so insanely sad about that, despite the full life she leads full of mischievous adventures she's still just a little girl who misses her mom.
Then there's the way she imitates the adults around her. She pretends to text nonstop and makes a fuss about interrupted wifi signals. She jumps into a crowded elevator and pretends to drop her metrocard. Even her American Girl dolls who "don't get along but we're working on it" have insane, elaborate lives (either owning a mobile hair salon or a zip lining business in Costa Rica).
Ella's frantic, non stop pin balling through life is absolutely hilarious. Marcos Chin's sometimes creepy illustrations surround her with a super fashionable cast of distracted New Yorkers who never look up from their phones and who all seem to have the exact same look of semi conscience befuddlement no matter the situation. They're all the worst kind of poser hipster's constantly waxing poetic about dreams they'll never fulfill and careers they're trying to "break into" without actually doing anything to break in.
I sincerely enjoyed Ella and her world. Kasdan's writing is clever without going overboard on the hip NYC lingo. Chin's illustrations are pretty wonderful, suggesting the sort of effortless water colors you used to see in the J. Peterman catalogs. They might occasionally be so detailed they border on the grotesque (the way he captures Ella's toothy little smiles is especially icky) but for the most part he really nails Ella's whirlwind world.
This is definitely a fun read but I doubt how much a child who enjoyed Eloise would really like it. Better for that friend who's still harping on about "Sex and the City" but remembers her mom taking her for tea at the Plaza. Good for a chuckle and a tiny tug at the heartstrings.
Ella is "an urban child" who lives in a super fashionable boutique hotel in NYC. She spends her days much as her inspiration Eloise did, imitating the grown ups she encounters, having adventures with her nanny (who is a boy so she calls him manny), and generally causing a ruckus. With her tongue jammed way into her cheek Kasdan follows Ella as she visits the rooftop bar of the hotel and helps the bartenders crush mint for cocktails, checks out all the fashion shows in the hotel's ballroom (she has been 62 events including the Hillary Clinton fundraiser) and talks to her mom via Skype (as long as she's not busy filming a scene). Its this last that makes what could otherwise be written off as a straight up lampoon of Eloise into something a bit more melancholy.
You feel the absence of Ella's parents more readily that Eloise's. Ella notes that she really can't fall asleep until she talks to her mom and that watching her mom "pretend to be other's kids moms" is almost like being with her. There is something so insanely sad about that, despite the full life she leads full of mischievous adventures she's still just a little girl who misses her mom.
Then there's the way she imitates the adults around her. She pretends to text nonstop and makes a fuss about interrupted wifi signals. She jumps into a crowded elevator and pretends to drop her metrocard. Even her American Girl dolls who "don't get along but we're working on it" have insane, elaborate lives (either owning a mobile hair salon or a zip lining business in Costa Rica).
Ella's frantic, non stop pin balling through life is absolutely hilarious. Marcos Chin's sometimes creepy illustrations surround her with a super fashionable cast of distracted New Yorkers who never look up from their phones and who all seem to have the exact same look of semi conscience befuddlement no matter the situation. They're all the worst kind of poser hipster's constantly waxing poetic about dreams they'll never fulfill and careers they're trying to "break into" without actually doing anything to break in.
I sincerely enjoyed Ella and her world. Kasdan's writing is clever without going overboard on the hip NYC lingo. Chin's illustrations are pretty wonderful, suggesting the sort of effortless water colors you used to see in the J. Peterman catalogs. They might occasionally be so detailed they border on the grotesque (the way he captures Ella's toothy little smiles is especially icky) but for the most part he really nails Ella's whirlwind world.
This is definitely a fun read but I doubt how much a child who enjoyed Eloise would really like it. Better for that friend who's still harping on about "Sex and the City" but remembers her mom taking her for tea at the Plaza. Good for a chuckle and a tiny tug at the heartstrings.
January 23, 2015
I... am not sure what to think of this book. Short version: in an updated Eloise, six-year-old Ella lives in the penthouse suite of the Local Hotel, a downtown SoHo Grand kind of place filled with models and rock stars and pretty much supermodel Hansel's entire entourage. She wears paint-speckled Doc Martins and carries a miniature dachshund named Stacie. She and her nanny (Manny) eat lunch by the pool, order dinner in, and rock out together.
It's very adorable, definitely. The shoes alone are sending me straight to the Cydwoq store in Nolita. Mentally, anyway. Physically, I'm staying in Baltimore so I can pick up everyone from school. Ella has two American Girl dolls "which is plenty." One of them wears a t-shirt that reads "I'm doin' me." So I mean, *I* love it. But *I* read Vogue and the New York Times style magazine. I know what the word 'signage' means and I know that gladiator sandals are tragic and I myself sometimes weave fabric out of reclaimed plastic bags and twine.
So I don't know. I'm going to come down on the plus side, because there's enough silliness in Ella's day that even kids who never knew that "muddle" could be a verb will giggle along with her underfoot, out-of-context activities. You know, the usual kid stuff - putting edamame up the nose, doing yoga poses with the dog, and, um, going to fashion shows. Huh. Look, there's Grace Coddington.
It's very adorable, definitely. The shoes alone are sending me straight to the Cydwoq store in Nolita. Mentally, anyway. Physically, I'm staying in Baltimore so I can pick up everyone from school. Ella has two American Girl dolls "which is plenty." One of them wears a t-shirt that reads "I'm doin' me." So I mean, *I* love it. But *I* read Vogue and the New York Times style magazine. I know what the word 'signage' means and I know that gladiator sandals are tragic and I myself sometimes weave fabric out of reclaimed plastic bags and twine.
So I don't know. I'm going to come down on the plus side, because there's enough silliness in Ella's day that even kids who never knew that "muddle" could be a verb will giggle along with her underfoot, out-of-context activities. You know, the usual kid stuff - putting edamame up the nose, doing yoga poses with the dog, and, um, going to fashion shows. Huh. Look, there's Grace Coddington.
July 24, 2025
Bought without reading for a friend with a baby named Ella. Thank god I did end up reading it before giving it to her 😬😬
Straight back to the charity shop!
Straight back to the charity shop!
May 11, 2022
I'm not sure how to rate this one - I personally didn't really like it overall, but I did like the illustrations. They just needed a better story to do them justice. I mean, I liked the diversity and details included in the illustrations, but there was this feeling of "just why?" I mean, this is aimed at a really niche audience of picture book readers - fans of Eloise (who'll get the comparisons to the original character) and those very familiar with hipster NYC (who'll get the contemporary references). It's a window to a specific time and place, but presented as a parody of a fairly classic children's book character. But still, why are we telling this story? What's the message or lesson for the reader? What's the punchline to the joke? It just felt to me like it was a story written "because I can," and I can't see it engaging a reader much 5-10 years down the road. And I really don't see it engaging many of the target age demographic now anyways - another of those not-for-kids picture books. But I could also tell that I was plain ol' straight-up outside of the target audience - that feeling of "if I knew this environment, I know I'd get the jokes more, but as it is..."
In short, as someone who's never been to New York, I just didn't get it. I loved the illustrations, but the text was wasted on me. Not one I'd recommend to my usual patrons (especially living here in Europe!)
In short, as someone who's never been to New York, I just didn't get it. I loved the illustrations, but the text was wasted on me. Not one I'd recommend to my usual patrons (especially living here in Europe!)
February 19, 2015
Funny! Eloise parody set in a hotel called The Local which I assume is The Standard. I suspect that downtown NYC children will love it (but uh, I live in downtown NYC) -- not sure about other kids. Maybe for Polly Pocket lovers? Or any kid who loves fashion -- the clothes and hipster facial hair and shoes are TO DIE (Ella wears teensy floral Docs).
My Nanny is a man
I call him Manny
He has tattoos for sleeves
He plays the guitar and makes films
and knows how to pickle vegetables
He might go in with some guys to buy a grilled cheese truck
If this annoys the shit out of you, skip this book.
PS. I was all proud of myself that I spotted Grace Coddington and then OF COURSE I see Paula Willey already pointed her out. DAMMIT.
My Nanny is a man
I call him Manny
He has tattoos for sleeves
He plays the guitar and makes films
and knows how to pickle vegetables
He might go in with some guys to buy a grilled cheese truck
If this annoys the shit out of you, skip this book.
PS. I was all proud of myself that I spotted Grace Coddington and then OF COURSE I see Paula Willey already pointed her out. DAMMIT.
March 29, 2015
A reimagining of Eloise for the modern era, complete with a tattooed “Manny”, iPads, a purse-sized dachshund, and American Girl dolls. I picked up a copy of the original Eloise to compare this with, and it is much longer and has some bits that don’t work so well in a picture book today (Nanny lights up a cigarette, for example). It also wasn’t as overtly sad! While Ella’s life seems completely awesome most of the time (who wouldn’t want to live in a hotel and be waited on?), she is surrounded by people who are paid to take care of her, not her family. It doesn’t get much sadder than a kid saying about her mom “I can also watch her movies where she pretends to be other kids’ moms”. I think kids will enjoy reading about Ella’s life but also hopefully appreciate their own family!
December 31, 2018
If you love Kay Thompson’s Eloise, this book might make you want to read her books again. It is hard to improve upon perfection. So why try?
The art is beautiful in this version, which is saying something because the art by Knight is half the story in creating Eloise. But the story here is too intentionally modern. Eloise is timeless. Ella, however, has already dated herself.
I would have liked this more if it was a standalone and not a parody. If you want a series of books with the same spunk and timelessness as Eloise, try the Olivia books by Ian Falconer.
The art is beautiful in this version, which is saying something because the art by Knight is half the story in creating Eloise. But the story here is too intentionally modern. Eloise is timeless. Ella, however, has already dated herself.
I would have liked this more if it was a standalone and not a parody. If you want a series of books with the same spunk and timelessness as Eloise, try the Olivia books by Ian Falconer.
November 8, 2015
The life of a little girl living in a hotel presents a very unusual circumstance. One wonders about her mother, and we find out slowly why she isn't around much. I'm not able to picture myself reading this to a four year old, but perhaps children living in the city would have a better appreciation of it.
March 10, 2015
I just don't get this one. I didn't particularly enjoy the parody aspects, although I did appreciate the illustrations. Would not share this book with children.
March 11, 2015
This book is an adorable hipster twist on Eloise. It even uses the same writing tone. Love it.
October 27, 2015
Cautionary tale of a 6-year-old going on 26 with sophisticated illustrations of how not to raise a child.
October 31, 2018
Apart from Ella being about a very privileged little girl from an upper-class family, I think it's a great way to expose to children how there are families with one-child only families and even absentee parents. In summary, this book describes the life of Ella, a six year old girl that lives at The Local Hotel, and is raised by Manny (her male nanny). We find out at the end of the book that her mother is an actress, so she's rarely with her, and there's no mention of the dad. Growing up, my mom had to work a lot of hours so that we had a roof over hour heads and food in our bellies, so I didn't get to see her for a lot of hours during the week but I know that she loved me and my siblings so much and did everything for us to make sure we had a future. This book shows that Ella's mom has to work a lot and travel for work, but she makes sure to video chat her daughter before bed.
I've always heard the phrase, "it takes a village to raise a child," whether that village is other family members or the community, in Ella's case. The illustrations created by Marcos Chin shows such inclusive characters and a multiculturally diverse community throughout the hotel and even Ella herself. We don't know her exact race but we see that she has a tannish/darker skin tone, and reddish/auburn colored hair that many students may relate to. I think it's also great that the author and illustrator didn't stick with the stereotype of a female nanny that raised Ella. Instead they created a modern, hipster-like male nanny with tattoos who plays guitar. Overall, this book exposes children to the fact that your community can be your family, especially when parents are absent in their child's life due to work.
I've always heard the phrase, "it takes a village to raise a child," whether that village is other family members or the community, in Ella's case. The illustrations created by Marcos Chin shows such inclusive characters and a multiculturally diverse community throughout the hotel and even Ella herself. We don't know her exact race but we see that she has a tannish/darker skin tone, and reddish/auburn colored hair that many students may relate to. I think it's also great that the author and illustrator didn't stick with the stereotype of a female nanny that raised Ella. Instead they created a modern, hipster-like male nanny with tattoos who plays guitar. Overall, this book exposes children to the fact that your community can be your family, especially when parents are absent in their child's life due to work.
December 28, 2023
The art gets five stars. the art is fabulously done. Love the details of the hipster hotel, and even the way that the staff looks. There is good skin color diversity though everyone has the same skinny/slim body type. Marcos Chin did a great job.
The story is a little sad because it’s about a little girl whose parents are never around and so she is just acting out all over a hotel she lives in all by herself with her male nanny. I am not sure if the mail nanny is completely a live in nanny or not because he only seems to be there when they are in the penthouse, but not with her anywhere else in the hotel.
She is six years old, but has a tutor with a PhD from Harvard, which honestly makes me think poorly of Harvard.
I’m going to assume one of these pages has an error because it says that her fish and her are doing yoga, but it’s her dog and her that are doing yoga.
I did appreciate the Beastie Boys style of rapping in the book though the lyrics were not amazing.
The kid does not sound that bad throughout the book but then at the end, she sounds like a jerk. It’s very dangerous to suggest throwing things off of the roof of a building. You can kill people. I definitely would not have that as the end of the book.
This book says that it is for ages 4+.
There is no information about the illustration style.
The Publisher is Viking, which is an imprint of penguin group.
The story is a little sad because it’s about a little girl whose parents are never around and so she is just acting out all over a hotel she lives in all by herself with her male nanny. I am not sure if the mail nanny is completely a live in nanny or not because he only seems to be there when they are in the penthouse, but not with her anywhere else in the hotel.
She is six years old, but has a tutor with a PhD from Harvard, which honestly makes me think poorly of Harvard.
I’m going to assume one of these pages has an error because it says that her fish and her are doing yoga, but it’s her dog and her that are doing yoga.
I did appreciate the Beastie Boys style of rapping in the book though the lyrics were not amazing.
The kid does not sound that bad throughout the book but then at the end, she sounds like a jerk. It’s very dangerous to suggest throwing things off of the roof of a building. You can kill people. I definitely would not have that as the end of the book.
This book says that it is for ages 4+.
There is no information about the illustration style.
The Publisher is Viking, which is an imprint of penguin group.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 11, 2018
Query number one: do you like the classic picture book Eloise by Kay Thompson? Query part deux: How hipster are you? (I once took a Buzzfeed quiz that informed me that my musical tastes are 71% hipster. Have y'all heard of my faves The Wombats??) If you actually read either of those questions, guess what? You should read this book! It's too f///ing cute and the blurb is frickin correct. Eloise and Ella would take NYC for all of its marbles and be besties-in-crime. I love this little modern era girl, and I'm a little in love with Manny the Nanny WTF but it is what is, my dudes. It is what it is.
February 3, 2022
I really loved this book. The setting is modern and the language is realistic, with some references to real world issues/topics (like climate change, celebrities, and corporate jobs). The amount of diversity is amazing and each character looks so unique.
I particularly liked the representation of urban children (though perhaps from a not-so-relatable tax bracket), and the perspective on a child who lives away from their mother/parents.
I particularly liked the representation of urban children (though perhaps from a not-so-relatable tax bracket), and the perspective on a child who lives away from their mother/parents.
July 6, 2022
Too trendy and contemporary for me to truly see it as a children's book; I feel like I can more appreciate this as an illustrated adult's take on being a little girl living a hipster/boujee kind of lifestyle. The pictures needed to be cute and colorful for this, and I'm super glad they were. This isn't a book I'll remember to read to a future child, but I can appreciate the grown up take on an Eloise sort of character. 2.5.
February 4, 2021
I grew up reading and loving the Eloise series, only problem with Eloise is she was written in the 1950s so kids can struggle to understand some of her simple joys. Enter Ella, a modernized Eloise.
Ella is a six-year-old girl who lives in a hotel in the city, and sees wonder in all around her. A cute funny look at life through the eyes of a little girl.
Ella is a six-year-old girl who lives in a hotel in the city, and sees wonder in all around her. A cute funny look at life through the eyes of a little girl.
May 19, 2017
What a terrific retelling of a classic! Mallory has captured Eloise's mischievous nature and made her accessible to today's precocious kids. I loved reading this book to my kids.
September 7, 2017
Super cute.
November 16, 2017
Hipsters are having babies now.
Eloise with gentrification.
Eloise with gentrification.
February 15, 2018
The art and this child's voice is delightful! And it will make you laugh! "A clever parody about a little girl living in a hipster hotel." Indeed!
October 18, 2018
Cute and sassy, but kinda sad.
August 21, 2021
A hipster version of Eloise.
Very exciting stuff happens to a six year old.
Very exciting stuff happens to a six year old.
July 25, 2024
Cute book. Couldn't imagine living this way! (Iowa Girl here)
August 16, 2024
The art in this book is wonderful to look at. Marcos Chin did a great job of tying the art to the story. The story left me wanting more, but not in a good way.
February 24, 2015
I'm not a big fan of the Eloise books, so a sort-of parody of those didn't really grab me, especially since the tone is all over the place. Parts are funny, parts are sad and parts just...well, I guess I didn't see anything all that amusing about stealing all the "Do Not Disturb" signs from the hotel doors, or giving people wake-up calls that they don't especially want, and there was nothing shown in the story that told me why the hotel folks put up with Ella's games and pranks. It seems to be an entire story about shallow, self-centered people who aren't where or what they want to be.
Ella's mother is an actress, and so she's being raised by a male nanny and the entire staff of a hotel.
Sometimes we see how lonely her life really is, such as a scene where she's watching other kids whose parents are around to give them a glass of water at bedtime. There's also a really wonderful, albeit heart-wrenching line:
"I can also watch her movies where she pretends to be other kids' moms. Then it's almost like she's here with me."
I had to add the periods, which are missing from the book, for reasons unknown. There are commas, but no periods. Weird.
The book describes itself as "A cheeky parody." At best, that's self-inflated. At worst, false advertising. The story does have enough good bits to be worth reading once, though.
Ella's mother is an actress, and so she's being raised by a male nanny and the entire staff of a hotel.
Sometimes we see how lonely her life really is, such as a scene where she's watching other kids whose parents are around to give them a glass of water at bedtime. There's also a really wonderful, albeit heart-wrenching line:
"I can also watch her movies where she pretends to be other kids' moms. Then it's almost like she's here with me."
I had to add the periods, which are missing from the book, for reasons unknown. There are commas, but no periods. Weird.
The book describes itself as "A cheeky parody." At best, that's self-inflated. At worst, false advertising. The story does have enough good bits to be worth reading once, though.
March 19, 2015
Ella
By: Mallory Kasdan
A modern day look at life in an urban hotel told from a six-year olds point of view that obviously has a famous and wealthy mother. Students will love the endless contemporary references.
This multi-cultural picture has so many classroom possibilities:
Reading
• Comparing/contrasting to Eloise.
• Character development and inferring character traits.
• Comparing/contrasting Ella’s life to our own life.
• Although Ella seems happy with her life…what does she really want and thinking about the clues Mallory Kasdan leaves for the reader.
Writing
• Generating small moment ideas. The book is filled with so many ideas for students of all ages to relate to.
• Ella has important people in her life that many students would not consider to be their “go to” adults. Who are our students “go to” adults and why? The adults may be different but the reasons are probably similar.
• What are the positives/negatives of having a famous parent?
• Explain the meaning of Manny’s quote, “We are everything and nothing too.”
Ella is sure to capture students’ attention because it is so “hip” in the written language: iPad, caller ID, Wi-Fi, Bono, Zumba, texting, chillax, but also with the illustrations: skinny jeans, dachshunds, scooters, skirts/leggings just to name a few.
By: Mallory Kasdan
A modern day look at life in an urban hotel told from a six-year olds point of view that obviously has a famous and wealthy mother. Students will love the endless contemporary references.
This multi-cultural picture has so many classroom possibilities:
Reading
• Comparing/contrasting to Eloise.
• Character development and inferring character traits.
• Comparing/contrasting Ella’s life to our own life.
• Although Ella seems happy with her life…what does she really want and thinking about the clues Mallory Kasdan leaves for the reader.
Writing
• Generating small moment ideas. The book is filled with so many ideas for students of all ages to relate to.
• Ella has important people in her life that many students would not consider to be their “go to” adults. Who are our students “go to” adults and why? The adults may be different but the reasons are probably similar.
• What are the positives/negatives of having a famous parent?
• Explain the meaning of Manny’s quote, “We are everything and nothing too.”
Ella is sure to capture students’ attention because it is so “hip” in the written language: iPad, caller ID, Wi-Fi, Bono, Zumba, texting, chillax, but also with the illustrations: skinny jeans, dachshunds, scooters, skirts/leggings just to name a few.
August 20, 2015
SUMMARY: This is a "parody" of the Eloise books. Ella is a six year old modern hip version. She lives at the Local Hotel which is rather run down. She has an iPad and cell phone, gives fist bumps, scooters around the hotel and does yoga. She has a nanny she calls Manny because he is a man. His arms are completely tatooed, he plays guitar and he drinks beer. She has a female tutor who wears bootie shorts. She orders up whatever she wants whenever she wants and in the end she drops a whole watermelon from the roof deck.
ILLUSTRATIONS: The illustrations are the highlight of the book. They are very colorful, nicely detailed and fun.
THE GOOD: There are some definitely funny parts to this story and some of the modern takes were interesting. I did like the multicultural aspect.
THE NOT AS GOOD: This book does not closely resemble the spirit of Eloise's personality. Plus, Ella's personality did not come through because the focus was more on the background elements. And why is this rich little girl living in what appears to be a slum hotel? The beer drinking and bootie shorts were also not appropriate (even if accurate) in a children's picture book--thus the two stars instead of three. This book had great potential, but fell short for me.
AGE RECOMMENDATION: Ages 8-11 due to more mature content
ILLUSTRATIONS: The illustrations are the highlight of the book. They are very colorful, nicely detailed and fun.
THE GOOD: There are some definitely funny parts to this story and some of the modern takes were interesting. I did like the multicultural aspect.
THE NOT AS GOOD: This book does not closely resemble the spirit of Eloise's personality. Plus, Ella's personality did not come through because the focus was more on the background elements. And why is this rich little girl living in what appears to be a slum hotel? The beer drinking and bootie shorts were also not appropriate (even if accurate) in a children's picture book--thus the two stars instead of three. This book had great potential, but fell short for me.
AGE RECOMMENDATION: Ages 8-11 due to more mature content
April 1, 2015
I’ve had this setting on my shelf for a few weeks when my little cousin Viv came over and said she wanted me to read it. I didn’t know if she was going to like it or if I even would but surprisingly we both loved it. She loved the “pictures” and said Ella was “super cool” “funny” “crazy” and she wanted Ella's “doggie”. What can say Viv is four and is straight forward! I on the other hand knew this was a parody of Eloise but found it to be a cooler version of it. Though I found myself thinking why is this little girl running the town all by herself like she’s grown I remembered it’s a fun book and sometimes in kids books you just have to go with the flow. This was a very cute and fun book in Viv’s and my opinion so much so that I had to read it twice…that says something when it comes to kids.
February 26, 2015
First off, I will say that I LOVED the illustrations. This perfectly exemplifies how pictures and illustrations add to the reading experience (sorry BJ Novak)
Ella is a retelling of the children's book, Eloise, with a modern an urban twist. She has an iPad, meditates and loves edemame. I appreciate that it doesn't "talk down" to any child who may be reading it - how many picture books can you name that talk about existentialism and Scorcese vs. Kubrick?
At the same time, Ella, is also the story of a typical 6 year old. She dances, draws, loves her pets and sleeps with a night light. I would definitely reccommend this book to children in my library and most other kids I know. I think it would make for a fun read for parents and kids or Nannies and kids or " Mannies" and kids....
Ella is a retelling of the children's book, Eloise, with a modern an urban twist. She has an iPad, meditates and loves edemame. I appreciate that it doesn't "talk down" to any child who may be reading it - how many picture books can you name that talk about existentialism and Scorcese vs. Kubrick?
At the same time, Ella, is also the story of a typical 6 year old. She dances, draws, loves her pets and sleeps with a night light. I would definitely reccommend this book to children in my library and most other kids I know. I think it would make for a fun read for parents and kids or Nannies and kids or " Mannies" and kids....
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