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title: The Elf on the Shelf text: The Elf on the Shelf The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is a 2005 children's picture book, written by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell, and illustrated by Coë Steinwart. The book tells a Christmas-themed story, written in rhyme, that explains how Santa Claus knows who is naughty and nice. It describes elves visiting children from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, after which they return to the North Pole until the next holiday season. "The Elf on the Shelf" comes in a keepsake box that features a hardbound picture book and a small scout elf. The authors say title: The Elf on the Shelf text: the message that sends." The Elf on the Shelf The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is a 2005 children's picture book, written by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell, and illustrated by Coë Steinwart. The book tells a Christmas-themed story, written in rhyme, that explains how Santa Claus knows who is naughty and nice. It describes elves visiting children from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, after which they return to the North Pole until the next holiday season. "The Elf on the Shelf" comes in a keepsake box that features a hardbound picture book and a small scout title: The Elf on the Shelf text: the story is based on a family tradition started by Carol Aebersold for her twin daughters, Chanda Bell and Christa Pitts in Georgia, USA. This story describes how Santa's "scout elves" hide in people's homes to watch over events. Once everyone goes to bed, the scout elf flies back to the North Pole to report to Santa the activities, good and bad, that have taken place throughout the day. Before the family wakes up each morning, the scout elf flies back from the North Pole and hides. By hiding in a new spot each morning around the house, the scout title: The Elf on the Shelf text: elf plays an ongoing game of hide and seek with the family. "The Elf on the Shelf" explains that scout elves get their magic by being named and being loved by a child. In the back of each book, families have an opportunity to write their elf's name and the date that they adopted it. Once the elf is named, the scout elf receives its special Christmas magic, which allows it to fly to and from the North Pole. The book tells how the magic might disappear if the scout elf is touched, so the rule for "The Elf on title: The Elf on the Shelf text: Child Awards and National Best Books Award sponsored by USA Book News in 2008. In 2012, "The Elf on the Shelf" made its first appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade alongside fellow parade newcomers Hello Kitty and Papa Smurf. In 2013, "The Elf on the Shelf" hit the No. 1 spot on the USA Today Bestsellers List. On 26 November 2011, the book aired on CBS as a 30-minute animated TV show, "An Elf's Story: The Elf on the Shelf", directed by Chad Eikhoff. "The Washington Post" criticized the quality of the animation and dismissed it as "just a