PENNSYLVANIA, USA — “Elf on the Shelf” is based on a children’s book focusing on a Christmas tradition where elves surprise a child in various scenarios and report back to Santa each night ...

Elf on the Shelf is based on the book written by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell. As the story goes, cute 10-inch tall elves, called Scout Elves, arrive in children's homes during the ...

As told in the children's book, "The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition," 10-inch-tall elves, called Scout Elves, arrive in children's homes ahead of Christmas.

The magic reallt took hold in 2007 when Jennifer Garner was seen with the Elf on the Shelf book tucked under her arm. Soon after, The Today Show jumped on the story and the rest is history.

The Elf on the Shelf will appear in the iconic Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York this month for the sixth time. And the book spawned a family business -- CCA&B -- co-founded by ...

Over the last 17 years, Elf on the Shelf has become a piece of Christmastime tradition and pop culture. It all started with Carol Aebersold and Chanda Bell’s 2005 children’s picture book, "The ...

It’s no secret that an Elf on the Shelf can be mischievous and it’s a good thing Officer Lewis stepped in to help Beth Baranski and her Indiana family.. While off duty the cop alerted Baranski ...

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These are our favorite Elf on the Shelf stories. In 2017, surgeons stepped in to help after a puppy attacked a child’s Elf on the Shelf. In 2016, police make sure a little boy's holiday fun wasn ...

Snowflake the Elf drew the short straw when he got assigned to Santa's Elf on the Shelf program this year. Now, he needs your help coming up with enough creative ideas to keep the magic alive for ...

According to CNN, more than 11 million copies of the Elf on the Shelf book have been sold since it was launched in 2005, and it’s so popular that it will have its own enormous balloon float at ...