The Elf on the Shelf is a children’s book, authored by Carol Aebersold and Chanda Bell.

The book tells the story of a secret elf , sent by Santa Claus himself, who comes to stay with your family before Christmas.  It’s the elf’s job to to keep an eye out for naughty or nice behavior.

To keep the magic of the anticipation of Christmas alive, you can start a wonderful tradition with your children!

Order or purchase the Elf on the Shelf Gift Set that comes with the beautifully illustrated children’s book and a cute plush little elf that your family gets to adopt.

Bring the book and the elf out around Thanksgiving and read the story to your children or grandchildren, introducing the elf to them also. You will be asked by the book to give a name to your elf. After you have thought of a name, you can go the elfontheshelf.com website and register your elf’s new adopted name.

The book tells the story of an elf that Santa has sent to keep an eye on the children’s behavior. Each night the elf uses his magic to go back the north pole and give a report. When he comes home each night he finds a new hiding place in the house, so use your creativity when finding new and unique hiding places for him. It is fun to watch the kids race around each morning to find his new location!

Explain to your kids that each year after Christmas the elf will return to the North Pole to help Santa get ready for the next year’s Christmas – so that you can pack him away until the following year (though he could make periodic checkups throughout the year to ensure good behavior).

Enjoy the special magic and wonder that this unique Christmas story brings!

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