Diary of a Christmas Elf: festive magic in the blockbuster hit

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Tog later finds out on his first day of training that the tattoo is a prison tattoo and started to wonder has Santa been to prison.

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Cea mai mare dorință a lui Tog, un elf în vârstă de 160 ani (nu râdeți, este în floarea vârstei!), este să lucreze în atelierul lui Moș Crăciun, să confecționeze jucării. Doar că scrisoarea lui de intenție pare că s-a rătăcit și, în timp ce așteaptă să fie recrutat, confecționează lemuri din pluș, pentru copiii din satul elfilor. Deși jucăriile lui sunt imperfecte, dragostea adăugată în ele, de elful cu cel mai ridicat nivel al spiritului de sărbătoare, le face să fie adorate de către posesorii lor. Deși dorința i se adeverește și ajunge să lucreze în locul mult visat, viața lui Tog nu este lipsită de peripeții. Cum a reușit să salveze Crăciunul, alături de Holly, fiica lui Moș Crăciun, trebuie neapărat să aflați, parcurgând această poveste.

Enchanting, funny and intriguing in equal measure' Philip Ardagh on The Night I Met Father Christmas Like his previous work, Diary of a Christmas Elf and The Night I Met Father Christmas, this book will be in a diary format, which Ben believes encourages children to read more. I liked that the reader got to find out that there is more than one type of christmas elf, as Tog is now training to be a reindeer elf. Tog got to meet Rudolph who can talk unlike the other reindeers. Oh, and just in case it’s a human reading this (it’s always possible): elves live ten times as long as humans. So one hundred and sixty to us is like sixteen to you. Wednesday 22 October It was Christmas Day, and we were all at Father Christmas’s lodge in the Arctic Hills, celebrating another successful year.Night Mayor Franklefink has vanished from the Transylvanian Express - and it's up to you to solve the case! Part of the Solve Your Own Mystery seri... A funny and heartwarming story from the King of Christmas, Ben Miller – the perfect sized gift for all the family! Discover the magic of life as a Christmas Elf in all three laugh-out-loud stories that will take you round the world on Santa’s sleigh, including Secrets of a Christmas Elf and the brand new Adventures of a Christmas Elf – OUT NOW!

When Father Christmas gets ill, Holly worries things won’t be finished in time for Christmas, so she decides to invent a robot to help with the festive duties. It sounds like a great idea, until Father Christmas is kidnapped, and Holly, Tog and her robot friend find themselves in a race against time to save the big day yet again. This would be a great text to model diary writing in school. There are not many truly engaging children's stories written in the format of a diary and could really capture children's attention for a writing unit. Dearest elves,’ he said, sliding gracefully off his chair and on to his feet. Unfortunately he is quite short, so all we could see behind the table was his red velvet hat. This book is perfect for 8+ readers who want to discover the true meaning of gift giving. It is a relatively simple read which could be devoured in a few sittings, perfect for in between the many Christmas events families have planned at a busy time of year. The book has been on my nightstand as I have been reading it this week and my 9 year old daughter is desperate to read it next!I like that you get to meet and understand who Tog is before actually understanding what is going on and how Tog hoped to be a christmas elf but he is an hundred and sixty year old (sixteen to humans) unemployed elf. Now, I know what you’re all wondering,’ Father Christmas continued. ‘Who can it be? Who is my Christmas Elf of the Year?’

All I have to do is walk my brothers and sisters to school, clean the house, buy the food for supper, cook it, walk them home, help them with their homework and get them ready for bed. And I can’t even do that right. And in between sat the rest of us: row after row of red-faced Toymaking Elves, feasting, laughing and joking.A much-loved, longstanding star of film, television and stage, Ben is known for his role as Bough in the Jhnny English feature films alongside Rowan Atkinson. Many know him as one half of the eponymous comedy duo behind the BAFTA winning The Armstrong and Miller Show (BBC) with Alexander Armstrong. As well as starring as Richard Poole in the hugely popular Death in Paradise (BBC). You have worked tirelessly all year, and I am quite overwhelmed with gratitude. On behalf of all the children of the world, thank you, thank you, thank you!’ At one end of the room was a roaring fire, framed by garlands of holly, ivy and mistletoe; at the other sat Father Christmas, flanked by his Right-Hand and Left-Hand Elves.