The Little Christmas Elf

Illustrated by Susan Mitchell
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Hardcover
$5.99 US
On sale Sep 13, 2011 | 24 Pages | 9780375873485
Celebrate Christmas all year round with Nina, the littlest elf in Santa's workshop!

Nina doesn't finish the teddy bear she's making in time for it to get loaded onto Santa's sleigh but, encouraged by Santa Claus himself to not give up, she works far into the night. While Santa is out delivering presents, a baby is born. Santa comes back for Nina's bear-and guess who he takes along to deliver it?
Nikki Shannon Smith is the author of numerous books, ranging from picture books to young adult. Her work includes the Azaleah Lane chapter book series and five titles in Capstone’s multi-author historical fiction/adventure middle-grade series, Girls Survive. Nikki also wrote A Star Like Jesse Owens, a Smithsonian historical fiction title about the 1936 Olympics. Her forthcoming titles include Beautiful Colors (Random House/Little Golden Books, 2022) and additional board books in the Brown Baby Parade series. She is passionate about the authentic representation of all children and writes stories depicting the history and struggles of Black people as well as “Black joy.” She lives in Davis, California. View titles by Nikki Shannon Smith
Dr. Susan Mitchell is president of Practicalories, a nutritional consulting firm. She is on the faculty at the University of Central Florida and lives in Winter Park, Florida. View titles by Susan Mitchell

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Celebrate Christmas all year round with Nina, the littlest elf in Santa's workshop!

Nina doesn't finish the teddy bear she's making in time for it to get loaded onto Santa's sleigh but, encouraged by Santa Claus himself to not give up, she works far into the night. While Santa is out delivering presents, a baby is born. Santa comes back for Nina's bear-and guess who he takes along to deliver it?

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Nikki Shannon Smith is the author of numerous books, ranging from picture books to young adult. Her work includes the Azaleah Lane chapter book series and five titles in Capstone’s multi-author historical fiction/adventure middle-grade series, Girls Survive. Nikki also wrote A Star Like Jesse Owens, a Smithsonian historical fiction title about the 1936 Olympics. Her forthcoming titles include Beautiful Colors (Random House/Little Golden Books, 2022) and additional board books in the Brown Baby Parade series. She is passionate about the authentic representation of all children and writes stories depicting the history and struggles of Black people as well as “Black joy.” She lives in Davis, California. View titles by Nikki Shannon Smith
Dr. Susan Mitchell is president of Practicalories, a nutritional consulting firm. She is on the faculty at the University of Central Florida and lives in Winter Park, Florida. View titles by Susan Mitchell

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