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Lorax Leads Way for Product Endorsements by Kid Lit Characters (SLIDESHOW)

Rocco Staino | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Mazda, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Lorax, Ihop, Children's Books, Celebrity Spokespeople, Curious George, Eloise, Slidepollajax, The Lorax Movie, The Lorax, Dr. Seuss' the Lorax, Babar, Endorsements, Books News

The Lorax has opened the way for a flood of other characters from children's literature to become product spokespeople. Here are a few that may be in the works.

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Sexpert Susie Bright: The Novel I Read a Million Jillion Times

Susie Bright | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Classic Novels, Paul Zindel, Dashiell Hammett, Charles Portis, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lost in Translation, True Grit, Coen Brothers, Favorite Books, Eloise, Maurice Sendak, Dr. Seuss, Judy Blume, Harriet the Spy, Law and Order, The Big Lebowski, Books We Love, Books News

How did reading get to be such a faster-pussycat-hurry-up activity? We listen to favorite songs over and over without apology or distraction. They make us feel good, no explanation necessary. But with books, there's this myth that it takes a "long time".

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The Plaza's Finer Points

Tess Ghilaga | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Etiquette, Life & Style, The Plaza. Afternoon Tea, Travel, Central Park, Eloise, New York, New York News

It's always a thrill to be part of the great New York story. Every year brings a new skyline, the old buildings of the 30s and 40s making room for the...

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'Eloise'-Themed Tricycle Garage Opens At The Plaza

dnainfo.com | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Midtown, Plaza, The Plaza, Eloise Plaza, Eloise Plaza Tricycle Garage, Eloise, New York News

MANHATTAN -- The Plaza Hotel is offering guests yet another way to experience the beloved Eloise children's books during their visit to the Big Apple...

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Rap, Eloise, Seabiscuit And Doughnuts

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Market, Laura Hillenbrand, Books, Anis Shivani, Seabiscuit, Mark Kurlansky, Kay Thompson, Doughnuts, Book Review, Bestsellers, Edible Stories, Rap, Book Review Roundup, Reviews, Unbroken, Oliver Sacks, Lara Ferroni, Eloise, Books News

"Autobiography of Mark Twain" by Mark Twain The American-Statesman Twain was insistent never to write a coherent, chronological account of his life. A...

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PHOTOS: Eloise Is Still At The Plaza

Melanie Nayer | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Luxury-Hotels, Hotels, The Plaza Hotel, The Plaza, Family Travel, New York City Travel, Eloise, Slidepollajax, New York City, New York, Travel News

My work keeps me in hotels more than my own home, so when I first got wind of The Eloise Suite at The Plaza Hotel I simply had to see how the legendary hotel turned a young girl's land of make-believe into reality.

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Plaza Hotel Opens "Eloise Suite"

nytimes.com | JOYCE WADLER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hotels, Plaza Hotel Eloise Suite, Betsey Johnson, Eloise Suite, Plaza Hotel, Eloise, NYC Shopping, NYC Real Estate, Nyc Culture, New York News

The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan opens its Eloise suite today. As befits the hotel-dwelling storybook heroine whose favorite words include "Charge it, ple...

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Kay Thompson: The Singer Has Ended But the Great Arrangements Linger On

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tiger Martina, Think Pink!, Liza Minnelli, Jim Caruso, Judy Garland, Leonard Gershe, Sam Irvin, Ann Miller, Fred Astaire, Michael Feinstein, Bing Crosby, Eloise, Danny Kaye, Johnny Rodgers, The Plaza Hotel, Roger Edens, June Allyson, Tony Martin, Just One of Those Things, Ginger Rogers, Harry Warren, Andy), In the Valley (Where the Evening Sun Goes Down), Funny Face, Kay Thompson, Audrey Hepburn, Ralph Blane, Liza's at the Palace, Cole Porter, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Ziegfeld Follies, The Williams Brothers (Dick, The Harvey Girls, These Are the Things I Love, Bob, The Trolley Song, Cortes Alexander, Johnny Mercer, Peter Lorre, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Don, Entertainment News

Think Pink, the recordings of Kay Thompson, former head of MGM's vocal department, is a must-have for anyone interested in first-rate singing, songs and arrangements.

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How Stories Save Us

Pam Allyn | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Parenting, Madeline, Kids, Children's Books, Children, Homer, Goodnight Moon, Books, Eloise, The Odyssey, Story Time, Story Telling, Where the Wild Things Are, Stories, Reading, Healthy Living News

Here is the longing inside all of us: that we are fearless enough to embark upon those adventures, but that as we go we are inspired and propelled by a sense of home waiting for us at the other end.

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"Eloise" Casts Australian Girl As Lead

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eloise, Eloise in Paris, Jordana Beatty, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — Eloise down under. The makers of the film adaptation of "Eloise in Paris" searched four continents and auditioned more than 4,000 gir...

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