just received it in the mail yesterday but.....not planning to announce the arrival to my 3 year old son till the night after thanksgiving. I never thought i would buy one and really didn't get the point of it but then i read up on the story and how fun it is for the kids and i had to do it. I cant wait to read the book to my son, give the elf a name and make a game of it each day looking for the elf around the house.