“With the number of books published, the fact it sticks around really says something,” said Tracy van Straaten, director of publicity for Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.Īll told, the original and three sequels published during the 1950s - “Eloise at Christmastime,” “Eloise in Paris” and “Eloise in Moscow” - have sold 3.5 million copies. “Eloise” has appeared only in hardcover and has never been mass marketed.
It’s been on the children’s bestseller list since then, with an initial printing of 200,000 copies.Īccording to a Publisher’s Weekly survey last year, the 48-year-old “Eloise” ranks 77th among children’s books, with 1.5 million copies sold - an accomplishment considering that some 6,000 children’s books are published every year. In addition, the long-dormant “Eloise Takes a Bawth,” a book that gathered dust for decades while Thompson was alive, was resuscitated and published last October by Viacom Inc.’s Simon & Schuster. Ten-year-old Sofia Vassilieva plays the title role in both movies.
Another film starring Andrews, “Eloise at Christmastime,” is scheduled to air on Walt Disney Co.-owned ABC during the holidays.
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