7/6/2023 0 Comments Hilary knight eloiseIt was labeled (as) an adult book,” the illustrator notes in the 2015 documentary “It’s Me, Hilary … ” “It was very specifically worked out in the beginning that it was not to be a children’s book. He’s best known for his collaboration with writer and entertainer Kay Thompson in bringing the impish six-year-old to life. Through March 12 at The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge you can view the works of “Eloise” illustrator Hilary Knight. While we were learning to read we quickly blew off the bland “Dick and Jane ” sagas and moved on to the higher-brow picture books such as the original “Eloise” foursome. We rode in cars lacking seat belts, sped in bicycles without helmets and were told, in the event of nuclear war, nothing could be safer than nestling under our school desks for protection. Baby Boomers growing up in the 1950s were full of adventure.
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