The Elf on the Shelf - A Christmas Tradition
2005.
The LumiStella Company
, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
The purpose of this book is to encourage the connection children have with Santa Claus. This charming tradition is explained on the front endpaper, whereby a family "adopts" an imaginary elf that moves to different positions in the house every day, creating a race to find him each morning. The elf's purpose is to report to Santa about who is being "naughty or nice" leading up to Christmas. This is a very pretty, if somewhat dystopian, American production written by a mother and daughter team. While it remains a sweet children's book on the surface, it would make a very interesting case study for senior sociology students.
$10.00
Specifications
| Author | Aebersold, Carol V. and Bell, Chanda |
| Illustrator | Illustrated by Coe Steinwart |
| Publisher | The LumiStella Company |
| Place Published | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Date of First Edition or Edition Notes |
First Edition |
| Size | Large Octavo |
| Pages | non-paginated |
Condition Report
| Cover | As-New - Note: Unmarked and devoid of bumping or any damage, the white laminated boards are brightly illustrated both front and rear - No Dust Wrapper as issued |
| Overall | Near-Fine - Note: Internally this slim book is in pristine condition , with no page damage or discolouration and it's only detraction is that the 'tradition' certificate at the rear of the book has already been neatly filled out in blue ink by a prior family in 2022 but this can be easily overwritten. |