Flamingo detective Fabio and his giraffe associate, Gilbert, investigate when a singing hippopotamus disappears during auditions for a talent show being staged to save the failing Hotel Royale.

Eighteen-year-old, mystery-loving Birdie's new job at a historic Seattle hotel leads her and her co-worker, Daniel, to a real mystery about a reclusive writer who resides there.

When Eloise needs a new hat, she looks for one all over the hotel, trying on lampshades, the chef's hat, and the bell captain's hat, but Nanny does not like any of her choices.

Eloise discovers the Plaza Hotel's Lost and Found and decides to make it her secret play room.

When snow starts falling in New York City, Eloise skips breakfast to rush out to Central Park to build a snowman.

Although she hasn't been invited to the wedding being held in the Plaza Hotel where she lives, Eloise finds a way to play an important role in the ceremony.

"Twelve-year-old Warren has learned that his beloved hotel can walk, and now it's ferrying guests around the countryside, transporting tourists to strange and foreign destinations. But when an unexpected detour brings everyone into the dark and sinister Malwoods, Warren finds himself separated from his hotel and his friends--and racing after them on foot through a forest teeming with witches, snakes, talking trees, and mind-boggling riddles"--Amazon.com....

Determined to spread Christmas cheer throughout the Plaza Hotel, six-year-old Eloise "decorates" the halls, distributes unusual gifts to the staff, and surprises the fifth floor guests with her joyful caroling.

Nanny takes Eloise shopping for the "best best best" Mother's Day gifts.

Aged thirteen in 1951, Tania feels like an outsider at her cousins' hotel but guest Jackie Robinson invites her to play ping pong with him, which is the start of a friendship that lasts until the baseball legend's death in 1972.