![]() ![]() ![]() It's easy to understand why Thompson, during the last decades of her life, refused to let ELOISE IN MOSCOW remain in print. Grown-ups who wish to recall the Cold War years will enjoy this book most. When Kay Thompson (with Hilary Knight in tow) swept through Moscow at the height of the Cold War, the Russians didnt know what hit them. Parents unfamiliar with Russian pronunciation are likely to further slow down the narrative as they stumble over foreign phrases. With the guide constraining them, Eloise finds very little mischief to get into, but there is travelogue - lots and lots of boring tour guide-speak. Most of the time, however, it's snowing hard and she's stuck seeing only the sights allowed by her government guide. It's also fun seeing Eloise dress up in disguise to explore the hotel at night. The only fun Eloise has - and about the only page to get a giggle out of an 8-year-old - is when Weenie the dog senses an intruder and they all frighten themselves. In Eloise's Moscow (a decade after World War II), everyone waits in line for everything, everyone is spied on, and the rich enjoy indulgences not available to the many. Kay Thompson has made Eloise an international spy rather than a troublemaker, and it's a change that disappoints, especially because the Soviet Union Eloise saw no longer exists. First printing, in which Eloise tours Moscow, visiting famous monuments and eating Russian food. Eloise, who is so often up to mischief, this time reports on all the mischief in Moscow. The classic tale of Eloise in Moscow, with a double page fold out drawing of the Kremlin. ![]()
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