The Littlest Elf

A sweet holiday story from a New York Times bestselling duo!From the New York Times bestselling team that brought us The Littlest Pilgrim comes a sweet new holiday follow-up filled with Christmas cheer and adorable stickers!Oliver may be the littlest elf in the North Pole, but he has a big desire to discover his very special job in Santa's workshop! But after getting lost in the toy shop, making a mess at the book shop, and falling in the mixing machine at the bakery, is the littlest elf just too little? Perhaps he just needs the littlest reindeer to remind him what Christmas is all about!

The newly-arrived and littlest elf at the North Pole feels lonely, fearful, and too small to do anything, until he is befriended by a kind old elf named Nicholas.

In this version of "The little red hen" set at the North Pole, a penguin and a hare refuse to help an elf plant, grow, and decorate an evergreen tree but nevertheless expect to open the presents found under its branches on Christmas Day.

Marvin McGee is the smallest elf at the North Pole. Although he is eager to help, his tiny stature prevents him from doing all the important things that elves need to do to get ready for Christmas. Despite his petite size, Marvin has immense courage and a huge heart, traits that he will soon need. One day, trouble comes to the North Pole. With everyone so busy preparing for Christmas, Marvin is the only one around who can save the day. And now his small size is paying off, as he finds the strength to rescue everyone else at the North Pole. In the end, Marvin realizes that even though he is small, he can still do great and wonderful things. Author Erin Snedeker lives in Florida, where she recently graduated high school. She teaches piano lessons, is a lifeguard and plans to attend college. Snedeker wrote The Littlest Elf as a Christmas present for her seven-year-old brother. Her next book, Strudell McDoogal and his Fabulous Flugal, is about a boy who learns that it is okay to be yourself and stand up for what you believe in. Publisher's website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TheLittlestElf.html

Is the littlest witch just too little to celebrate Halloween? Find out in this adorably spooky new story in the bestselling Littlest series -- with stickers! From the New York Times bestselling author who brought us The Littlest Elf comes a sweet new Halloween story filled with gentle spooky fun and one adorable little witch friend! In this companion to The Littlest Mummy, Mae the Mummy's friend Wilma is the littlest witch in the Spooky Woods. She may be little, but Wilma knows this is the year she'll be able to fly with her family in the big broom-flying demonstration! But even though she knows the flying routine by heart, Wilma just isn't able to fly yet. Will Wilma be able to find a way to participate in the broom-flying fun, or is the littlest witch still too little? With adorable Halloween stickers!

Elmer is the smallest and least useful of Santa's workshop elves. But when an unhappy little boy claims he wants nothing for Christmas, it's Elmer who comes up with the answer, proving to everyone, including Santa himself, that Christmas isn't only about fancy new toys.

Icelandic folklore is rife with tales of elves and hidden people that inhabited hills and rocks in the landscape. But what do those elf stories really tell us about the Iceland of old and the people who lived there? In this book, author Alda Sigmundsdóttir presents twenty translated elf stories from Icelandic folklore, along with fascinating notes on the context from which they sprung. The international media has had a particular infatuation with the Icelanders’ elf belief, generally using it to propagate some kind of “kooky Icelanders” myth. Yet Iceland’s elf folklore, at its core, reflects the plight of a nation living in abject poverty on the edge of the inhabitable world, and its people’s heroic efforts to survive, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. That is what the stories of the elves, or hidden people, are really about. In a country that was, at times, virtually uninhabitable, where poverty was endemic and death and grief a part of daily life, the Icelanders nurtured a belief in a world that existed parallel to their own. This was the world of the hidden people, which more often than not was a projection of the most fervent dreams and desires of the human population. The hidden people lived inside hillocks, cliffs, or boulders, very close to the abodes of the humans. Their homes were furnished with fine, sumptuous objects. Their clothes were luxurious, their adornments beautiful. Their livestock was better and fatter, their sheep yielded more wool than regular sheep, their crops were more bounteous. They even had supernatural powers: they could make themselves visible or invisible at will, and they could see the future. To the Icelanders, stories of elves and hidden people are an integral part of the cultural and psychological fabric of their nation. They are a part of their identity, a reflection of the struggles, hopes, resilience, and endurance of their people. What you will read about in The Little Book of the Hidden People: • The fascination in the international media: why are they so obsessed with elves? • The meaning of elf: what do hidden people stories tell us about the psyche of the Icelanders of old? • The elves' badassery—they could make or break your fortune so you’d better be nice! • The ljúflingar ... hidden men who became the lovers of mortal women • Glamorous and regal: why were the elves so damn good-looking? • The grim realities: what do scholars believe about all those children abducted by elves? ... and so much more!

Is the littlest reindeer just too little to help Santa pull his sleigh? Dot may be the littlest reindeer in the North Pole, but she has a big desire to help Santa pull his sleigh! Except Dot just can't seem to fly the right way, no matter how hard she runs, leaps, or kicks. Will Dot still be able to help Santa, or is the littlest reindeer just too little? Find out in this adorably festive story!