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This Little Elf

A Christmas Twist on the Classic Nursery Rhyme!
By Coral Byers
Series: This Little...
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Follow ten little elves as they dress up, explore, and enjoy festive fun in a preschool counting adventure inspired by the classic nursery rhyme "This Little Piggy." Join the children-turned-elves as they wrap presents, create magical treats, dance with snowmen, and ride Santa’s sleigh through a winter wonderland before skipping home. A special fold-out ending adds extra delight to this joyous Christmas tale.
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This Little Elf is perfect for preschoolers and early learners, making a wonderful Christmas gift. It encourages counting, observation skills, and imaginative play, with helpful reading tips for parents and carers to enrich shared storytime.

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Count and explore with ten little elves in this magical Christmas adventure – perfect for preschoolers!

Count and explore with the dressed-up little elves as they go on a jolly Christmas adventure, then dash away home!

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Follow ten little elves as they dress up, explore and more in this fun preschool counting book based on the classic nursery rhyme This Little Piggy - the perfect Christmas gift for little ones!

This little elf wraps presents
And this little elf has one for you!

It's Christmas time! Ten excited children become Santa's cute and colourful elves and frolic together through a festive winter wonderland! Follow along with the little elves as they make magical treats in their workshop, waltz with enchanted snowmen, and go for a ride on Santa's sleigh . . . before skipping all the way home!

With ten children to find and count as you turn the pages, lots to spot along the way, and a special surprise fold-out ending, this picture book is specially developed for imaginative little preschool elves everywhere. There is a bonus section at the end with reading tips for parents and carers, giving ideas for discussion and extra things for children to spot.

This Little Elf is a joyous read-aloud preschool adventure - come and join in the fun! And for roarsome dinosaur fans, mischievous monsters and whimsical unicorns, look out for This Little Dinosaur, This Little Monster and This Little Unicorn too!

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  • This Little Unicorn
    Follow ten little unicorns as they dress up, explore and more in this fun preschool counting book based on the popular nursery rhyme This Little Piggy. This little unicorn dances and prances This little unicorn swishes and swirls . . . It's party time! Ten excited children dress up as unicorns for a very special birthday party, and gallop through...
    By Coral Byers
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529092950

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Alberta Torres
  • Illustrated by Alberta Torres

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 249.0mm

Height: 251.0mm

Weight: 211g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Early Years Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Coral Byers Series: This Little...

About the Author

Coral Byers is a children's picture book author who loves to dress up in different costumes. Her work includes the This Little... series for Macmillan Children's Books. Alberta Torres is an Italian illustrator, currently based in London, who has been drawing since she was 18 months old. She worked as a motion graphics designer before turning to illustration, attending courses in Italy and London, including at Central Saint Martins and House of Illustration, and was awarded the Battello A Vapore Prize for Best Emerging Illustrator in 2013. Her debut picture book is I Love You as Big as a Rainbow, and she has created illustrations for Caterpillar Books, The Old Vic, and multiple publications.

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    Follow ten little unicorns as they dress up, explore and more in this fun preschool counting book based on the popular nursery rhyme This Little Piggy. This little unicorn dances and prances This little unicorn swishes and swirls . . . It's party time! Ten excited children dress up as unicorns for a very special birthday party, and gallop through...
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