Vendor
	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
Original language
English
Categories
Children’s picture books

ELLA

Marcos Chin Mallory Kasdan

Ella charms and terrorizes a very cool city hotel.

Readers are introduced to Ella's dog named Stacie and fish named Rasta ("The Local has a permissive pet policy"), as well as her nanny, Manny, who has tattoos for sleeves and might go in with some guys to buy a grilled cheese truck.

Ella scooters around the hotel to give us the grand tour, which includes the recording studio where she and Manny lay down tracks ("I'm artsy of course"), as well as the roof deck which offers breathtaking city skyline views, a poolside photo shoot, and the perfect spot for dropping an organic watermelon.

Perfect for Eloise fans, hip parents, and any child who has ever dreamed of hotel living.

Available products
Book Published 2015-01-01 by Viking Children's Books
Book Published 2015-01-01 by Viking Children's Books

Comments

Chin’sfunny full-color vignettes of a multicultural downtown scene and a heedlessly energetic child areloving tributes to Hilary Knight’s originals.

If you’re an Eloise fan, you must take a peek at this parody…Share it with your favorite hip parents. Keep it for yourself. Whatever you do, just get it.

Illustrator Marcos Chin did a beautiful job creating [Ella’s] world.

Ella's mischief and cadence (and Kasdan's minimal punctuation) ring thrillingly familiar…Her self-descriptions are hilarious; the text winks with merry self-awareness…Both books together make a very cool gift. For hipsters of all ages.

... A sort of Elioise for the hipster generation, Ella is full of cheeky references to the milleninial set... Read more...

Truth be told, Eloise — the beloved sklonking, skibbling Plaza dweller of fiction — would likely have been booted after her home base went condo. But, in any case, there’s a new room-service baby in town... Read more...

Ella is a superb sendup, with pacing and a narrative that nicely mirrors the classic Eloise, while adding up to a very funny look at modern-day urban childhood all on its own. This one’s a keeper.

A witty and wonderful parody…These delightful bits of hipster detritus are there for the adult companion reader but won’t diminish a child’s enjoyment whatsoever…The illustrations by Marcos Chin are gorgeous and, much like Hilary Knight’s beloved art for Eloise, are layered with humor, enriching the text with a ton of memorable detail.