Hilary Knight

Lots of little, everyday frustrations make Nina mad, and she is very good at expressing her feelings.

In this variation on the folk song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," two mice enjoy such Christmas gifts as "nine nuts for nibbling" and "four holly berries." When Hilary Knight discovered mice in his studio, he set about designing them a special outdoor home. The mice had unique talents of their own. Maude, an expert needle-mouse, complemented Max's way with a hammer. Both shared a keen eye for found objects. Mr. Knight's watercolor journal of this...

If you're Eloise, Christmastime at the Plaza is for trinkling presents, giving earmuffs to bellboys, and getting diamond sparkles from Nanny.

The talkative and precocious Eloise visits Paris with her nanny, enjoys it immensely, and learns several French words and phrases.

Eloise, a mischievous six-year-old who lives in the Plaza Hotel, slips away from her nanny and helps decorate the halls for Christmas.

Eloise's tutor, Philip, takes her to the Museum of Natural History to learn about dinosaurs.

Two boys create a lot of havoc while waiting for their parents to get up on Sunday morning.

Two separate stories--one from a girl's point of view, the other from that of a young boy--tell what her daughter or his son will be allowed to do.

Six-year-old Eloise loves to take a bath, which is bad news for Mr. Salomone and the elegant people gathering below in the Plaza's Grand Ball Room for the charity event of the season, a Masked Ball.