The Eloise Audio Collection: Four Complete Eloise Tales: Eloise, Eloise in Paris, Eloise at Christmas Time and Eloise in Moscow

by Kay Thompson, Bernadette Peters (Reading)

Tony Award–winning Broadway legend Bernadette Peters gives voice to The Plaza Hotel's most iconic resident as she makes her audio debut in The Eloise Collection.

Kay Thompson's beloved Eloise books have never been available on audio...until now! To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first Eloise book, Kay Thompson's estate personally chose Bernadette Peters to narrate the very first Eloise audiobooks. Two New York City icons unite in The Eloise Collection, four classic Eloise stories: Eloise; Eloise in Paris; Eloise in Moscow; and Eloise at Christmas Time together in one amazing audio compilation. Join Bernadette Peters as she introduces you to the life and adventures of Eloise—a one-of-a-kind audio event!

Genres: Childrens, Audiobook, Fiction

Kindle Edition

Published October 27, 2015

About the author

Kay Thompson (1909–1998) was an American author, composer, musician, actress and singer. She is best remembered as the creator of the Eloise children's books.

Reviews

[Morgan Giesbrecht]

I’m on the hunt for new Christmas movies to add to my library and an Instagram friend brought Eloise at Christmastime to my attention. Once I saw Julie Andrews had a titular role, I said, “Sold.”

The movie was cute enough that it made me watch the first one, Eloise at the Plaza. Now comes the age old question of who did it better—book or movie? And you know, horror of horrors, the movies were better.

I STRUGGLED with book Eloise. She’s a hotel terror completely unchecked by authority figures (aka her nanny). She’s really rather bratty. (And the singing parts were very painful.)

Movie Eloise I liked more so. She was still a terror, but she had pure motives for her chaos. She tried to help others and usually that’s what got her into a scrap. That and her matchmaking schemes. Plus, she had a relationship with the hotel staff and many of the guests.

I can’t see myself revisiting the books. But I do have a fondness for the movies, largely because they remind of the Disney sitcom I grew up on, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.

[ValeReads Kyriosity · Rating 2 out of 5]

This supervillain backstory is half horror, half tragedy attempting to be all comedy. I only listened to half, but that was two complete stories, so I'm marking the book as read.

[Ami · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been reading and/or rereading a lot of childhood favorites so when I stumbled upon this collection of Eloise books, I knew I had to read it.

I didn't love it but I also didn't hate it.

[Chels Patterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eloise by Kate Thompson

Is Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful!

I don’t know if someone ever read any of the Eloise tales to me as a child, but I certainly remember her from the 2003 film with Julie Andrews’ as Nanny. I even commented that I adore the name and Cyn laughing at all the antics but I would have been 16… so I am not 100% why we watched it, but I remember loving it.

So at 38, I felt it was high time to have it read to me by Bernadette Peters (another one of my loves!) Peters wonderfully embodies this 6 year old girl, for all 4 books The Plaza, Christmas Time, Paris, and Moscow. I had not realized they were written in the 50s, and maybe set earlier- certainly have the Moscow one a funny vibe!

Still can’t solve the mystery of her mother, or where all the money comes from but it’s still a cute 6 year old enjoying life with Nanny in a grand hotel- driving everyone nuts!

This book (as the author suggests) is for precocious grown-ups, and all those who adore adore adore Eloise!

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

I needed a book originally printed in my birth year to complete a library challenge. The first Eloise book fit that requirement but because I found this 4 set audiobook I listened to all 4. Let me just say Eloise is quite the character. I’ll just let it go at that. But Bernadette Peters as the narrator was a treat.

[Kristin]

DNF. Bernadette Peters narrates. The accent was distracting for sleep.

[Brittany Wiggins]

A nostalgic delight

[Natalia Miro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun nostalgic heartwarming read, though way sadder as an adult when you realize her mom wasn’t even there for Christmas 😢 Thank goodness for Nanny.

[Heather Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Listened with my Eloise! Light and delightful!

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Broadway legend does a fantastic reading of these four stories, but since so much of the humor depends on the reader understanding what the six-year-old narrator does not I wonder if it would have been funnier if the pictures were available to help follow along. Some bits can be confusing. I understood that the narrator’s mother is supposed to be elusive, but at times I found myself wondering if I’d missed something in Paris or Moscow. Weren’t they supposed to be visiting her? Did all of that part take place in Moscow or did they travel away from it for a while? You get used to the overuse of words like "absolutely" and "rather" the way you do when listening to most kids long enough. The audiobook is a great companion, but I can’t help feeling that I’m missing part of the experience without the illustrations.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eloise is a precocious and rambunctious six-year-old girl who lives in the Plaaaaaza Hotel with her nanny and gets up to all sorts of shenanigans. As fun and funny and cute as these stories are, they also have a tinge of sadness. Eloise has no friends her own age...her best friend is her nanny, who also serves as the girl's mother (who is rawther neglectful).

I cannot recommend the audio versions strongly enough: Bernadette Peters is an EXCELLENT narrator and perfectly embodies Eloise's joie de vivre. (But also read the physical books! The illustrations are delightful.)

[Malinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a really well done audiobook, and as a fictional character, Eloise is hilarious. (although she would drive me crazy in person!) My problem with this book is how much she takes the Lord's name in vain. It is constant.

[Z · Rating 1 out of 5]

I seem to remember enjoying these books as a kid, but I guess it lost its shine for me. I only recommend, if you have children to read it to.

[Kristen-Marie Freeman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not my favorite series. Some chuckle-worthy moments for adults who can read between the lines, but I prefer characters written to emphasize cleverness or kindness as opposed to naughtiness.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

First three stories are essentially driveway to driveway

[Carol Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bernadette Peters is a HOOT reading these four books!