The Shelf Elf

by Jackie Mims Hopkins

Book Overview

This whimsical picture book introduces Skoob the Shelf Elf, who embarks on a new career in the library. Using the Shelf Elf Guide to Library Etiquette, Skoob discovers the age-old practices of proper... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932146164
• ISBN13: 9781932146165
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Upstartbooks
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.1" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

the shelf elf

I love the book. It is a great book for K-2. Students get into the story and love the little elf. I made lots of photocopies of the shelf elf and I give them to the students for their good behavior in the library.

elf on the shelf with Library Lessons

Very nice book! Loved it. Very good idea to help children learn to use their libraries effectively. GREAT idea!

I Use In My School Library

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

I WANT THIS ELF ON MY SHELF ...

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.

A fine and different Christmas picturebook tale

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.