Little Elfie One: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids

by Pamela Jane, Jane Manning (Illustrator)

Overview

From carolers to snowmen to stars, everyone's favorite Christmas characters sing, shiver, and shine their way through the North Pole in this festive holiday twist on the beloved nursery rhyme "Over in the Meadow," perfect for fans of Snowmen at Night.

Author Pamela Jane and New York Times bestselling illustrator Jane Manning have created a delicious Christmas treat for readers to enjoy.

Way up in the North
Where the reindeer run
A big mommy elf
Called her little elfie one.

"Santa comes tomorrow!"
"Hooray!" cried the one.
And he leaped and he laughed
Where the reindeer run.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062206732
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/22/2015
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.30(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Pamela Jane is the author of more than thirty picture books and chapter books for children, including Little Goblins Ten, also illustrated by Jane Manning, and Noelle of the Nutcracker, illustrated by Jan Brett. She lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with her husband, daughter, and their cat, Noelle.

Jane Manning is the illustrator of dozens of children's books, including the I Can Read books Baa-Choo! by Sarah Weeks and the New York Times bestselling The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches by Alice Low. She lives in Connecticut.

Editorial Reviews

Catchy, alliterative verse…[and] comically exaggerated images…deliver ample Christmas spirit.” — Publishers Weekly

“Brimming with energy and humor…A lighthearted…read-aloud for the younger set.” — School Library Journal

“Brimming with warmth, spontaneity, and joy. A magical visit to Santa’s home base on Christmas Eve.” — Booklist

From the Publisher

Brimming with warmth, spontaneity, and joy. A magical visit to Santa’s home base on Christmas Eve.

Booklist

Brimming with warmth, spontaneity, and joy. A magical visit to Santa’s home base on Christmas Eve.

Booklist

2015-08-12
The classic children's song "Over in the Meadow" moves to the North Pole in this Christmas-themed interpretation. The story begins with a "big mommy elf" who lives in a house at the North Pole with her "little elfie one." Each verse introduces a new set of parent-and-child characters, increasing by one child each time. A father mouse encourages his "little mousies two" to nibble, a mother polar bear tells her "little polies five" to swim, and Father Santa calls for his "little helpers eight" to hurry and his "little reindeer nine" to fly. The story circles back around to the mother elf and her little one as they wave goodbye to Santa on Christmas Eve. The story works well when read as rhyming text, but it also can be sung to the old folk tune of "Over in the Meadow" for a musical Christmas treat. The parental characters are evenly divided between mothers and fathers, and the activities and names for the children are cleverly inventive, such as "gingies" for the little gingerbread children. Soft-focus watercolor illustrations use glowing light and mysterious shadows to create a suspenseful mood with a magical radiance. Manning's illustrations are simply irresistible, with appealing characters and strong compositions on each spread. Unfortunately, all the humanoid characters appear to be Caucasian. This special story will be read or sung over in the library, over in the classroom, and over in the family room, next to the Christmas tree. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews