The Shelf Elf [Hardcover]

Jackie Mims Hopkins (Illustrator), Rebecca Thornburgh (Author)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Upstart Books; Har/Bklt edition (October 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193214627X
• ISBN-13: 978-1932146271
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #622,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine and different Christmas picturebook tale, November 4, 2005

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Shelf Elf (Hardcover)

The Shelf Elf deserves recommendation as a fine and different Christmas picturebook tale. Skoob the Shelf Elf just finished his work with the shoemaker and is ready to start on a new career in the library - but first he must learn Library Etiquette. From book care to behavior, Skoob finds there's more to learn about a library than how to locate a book - and he's determined to win the Golden Shelf Elf Award in the process. A rhyming text paired with Rebecca Thornburgh's fun drawings invites kids to learn more about the library.

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I WANT THIS ELF ON MY SHELF ..., January 29, 2006

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Betty L. Dravis "BETTY DRAVIS, author/reviewer" (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Shelf Elf (Hardcover)

This is a fine book for children. It has everything ... fun, excitement, magic and a big dose of education ... education not crammed down a child's throat, but presented with help from the magical, lovable elves.

Children learn library etiquette from this book ... valuable knowledge when they're first learning to read that will make their library adventures much more enjoyable.

Higly recommended.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Use In My School Library, May 5, 2007

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NPO "Little Homesteader" (The West) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Shelf Elf (Hardcover)

I loved the book and have "shelf elf helps out"and ordered the matching shelf elf plush and golden shelf elf trophy (less than $2.00, made of foam) to go with it. We now have a "golden shelf elf award" every week for 1-3rd and 4-6th grade. Keeps them motivated to keep things quiet, tidy and neat! It's posted outside our Library door where everyone can see it...

NPO, Boise