Eloise Has a Lesson Quotes

“Ooooooo, I absolutely love math.”

“It’s time for Eloise’s lesson. Today her tutor, Philip, wants her to learn math, but Eloise has a better idea!”

“Eloise, not surprisingly, torments her math tutor. She wastes the whole math session teasing him and refusing to answer his question.”

“When he leaves, however, she goes to her board and does math problems (because she loves math, of course!).”

“I am a city child. I live in a hotel on the tippy-top floor. This is Philip. He is my tutor. He is no fun.”

“Here is what I do not like: doing math for one half hour in the morning. Here is what I like: teasing Philip.”

“What is five plus six?′ says Philip. ‘Five plus six is the same as six plus five,’ I say.”

“Nanny says, ‘Math time is nearly over. ‘Time to finish up, up, up.’ Philip says, ‘Eloise’. I say, ‘Philip.”

“Philip says, ‘I think.’ I say, ‘I am thinking.’ Philip says, ‘What is five plus six?’ ‘It is eleven,’ I say. ‘And the lesson is over.”

“I am Eloise. I am six.′ Philip says, ‘What is five plus six?’ ‘I say, ‘You do not know?”