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dude_watchin_with_the_brontes's review
5.0
I think I've just found my next go-to book for children's birthday presents.
beths0103's review
3.0
Ella is a parody of the Eloise trope -- bringing her into the 2010s if you will. Ella has a manny and spends a lot of time observing the hipsters at the Local Hotel where she lives. Not really a picture book for kids, but could be a good text to study when discussing/writing parody.
pwbalto's review
4.0
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.
heisereads's review
1.0
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.
theybedax's review
3.0
Cute "urban" remake of Eloise. Honestly it was rather adorable and honest for our day and edge.
corncobwebs's review
A hip, updated version of the [b:Eloise|782854|Eloise |Kay Thompson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348009989s/782854.jpg|768864] stories. Ella is six, and she rules the roost at the Local Hotel. Her observations and comments are HILARIOUS, and the depiction of a hip urban hangout seems spot-on. Not a book for young children, but school age kids would probably appreciate it. Was not expecting to love this so much!!
serenaac's review
4.0
http://savvyverseandwit.com/2015/03/ella-by-mallory-kasdan-illustrated-by-marcos-chin.html
heypretty52's review
2.0
It just felt too much like the author was making fun of some kids and their parents. So much stereotyping. (beautiful art though)