Love it, love it, love it!!! I received this free of charge in exchange for an unbiased review. I am pleasantly surprised. It is June now, so I have to look forward to its true use with my 6 and 8 year olds, but I can already see how wonderfully it is going to work. This will make the wait for Christmas so much more fun and whimsical than any advent calendar ever could. They have already been moving our elf ( we named him John after Daddy ;-) ) all over our house each night. I've wanted this for years and am now wishing I had purchased it myself sooner. Can't wait to put him in action this Christmas and truly think this would make a great gift or purchase for us kids of all ages :-). It has great illustrations, adorable direction and the book is long enough to cover the whole month of December . Job well done!