Every Child enjoys a good story about elves. I'm not talking about the elves you hear about at Christmas, it's too early to think about them. I'm talking about elves that are helpful everyday of the year. Retold from The Brothers Grimm and illustrated by Jim LaMarche, The Elves and the Shoemaker is the story about a boy and girl elf who helped a shoemaker by making beautiful pairs of shoes every night. The shoemaker and his wife were so grateful for all the help that they made the elves nice, new,warm clothes to wear. After the elves put on their new clothes, they happily left the shoemaker's shop and were never seen again.Well, they were never seen again until...
The Elf Shelf, written by Jackie Mims Hopkins and illustrated by
Rebecca Thornburgh is the story about what happened to the elves after they left the shoemaker's shop that one night long ago. Skoob, one of the elves, describes his latest adventures living in the library as a shelf elf. The shelf elf explains specific rules that libraries have, including taking care of books, returning them on time, and being quiet while in the library. "When in the library make this choice: always use your quiet voice." These books will be great for a combo-book reading session, or helpful when read separately to refresh one's memory. You can find these books today at the Twinsburg Public Library.
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