Elf Elementary Book

Mommy's review from 12/10 -


Elf Elementary has more information than a little bit. We've read the story twice so far and still haven't made a dent in the little facts strewn all through the book. I'm going to offer a guess that a few of them won't interest a young kid but the ones we've read so far have not only been interesting to my 6 year old daughter but myself as well.
I found this at my local supermarket for $3.33 and I have to say, it was a hell of a deal. The front cover and spine are unique in that all of the red on both are in felt and that, put with what's inside, make this an awesome present. That thought ran through my mind but after glancing inside on the way out of the store I knew I'd have to give it to my daughter when I got home. I couldn't wait until Christmas morning.
Even the story incorporates details about Christmas. Ms. Tinsel, the elf teacher, tells the class during Tree Trimming, how that custom began in Germany 400 years ago. (Being German I'm ashamed to say I had no idea.)
I had no idea that Nabisco's Animal Crackers were debuted in 1902 with the idea of hanging the boxes on Christmas trees! Everything from the first President to have a tree in the White House to author and stories relating to Christmas to the different customs of different countries the world over are in here.
Jingle Bells was written in 1850 by a James S. Pierpont. During the Civil War Pierpont was a Confederate who wrote rallying songs. Who knew?
You have details about how many Christmas cards are sent each year in the U.S. to when the first Christmas stamp was issued, how much it was worth and what was on it.
How candy canes were allegedly invented is particularly interesting IMO. I could go on and on and on and on. This will have to be read a good number of times to get through all of the facts and because it's Christmas, I highly doubt many, if any, of the facts will be boring. I'm so happy I bought this and that we own it and can bring it out in the future.
I'd give this as a present in a second. This is one of the few books that no kid could be disappointed in getting. Maybe when they open it, but not once they get a look at the inside. It's that cool.
And the story about the elf in elf school is just as good as all of the detail. This is really done very, very well.