Elf on the Shelf all began in 2005 when Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell wrote the children's picture book The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition. The story is all about an elf ...

First you should "adopt" an elf. The official Elf on the Shelf box set comes with the book and a Scout Elf. Elves come in a variety of hair, eye and skin color. They can be adopted at major ...

and is the author of the No. 1 New York Times best-selling book, Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of the Real Housewives from the People Who Lived It. The Elf on the Shelf and its ...