the story of santa claus by scribbler elf

More: Drive-through holiday light displays in New Jersey you don't want to miss The Elf on the Shelf world explodes 'I never imagined in my whole life that this is where I would be, that people would embrace this tradition, that we would get to be a part of peoples' most special memories,' she said. 'Now we’re here with over 100 employees that work for Santa Claus year round,' Bell said from the company's headquarters outside Atlanta, a place she calls 'the southern branch of the North Pole.'

They sold it at trade shows, and after a segment featuring the book aired on 'The Today Show' in 2007, it quickly made its way to bookstore shelves. Publishers were not interested in bringing the story to market, so the family, including Bell's sister, Christa Pitts, 'took several leaps of faith' and self-published their book. You'll jump out of bed and come running to see: who'll be the first to spy little old me?' 'I'll be back at your home before you awake, and then you must find the new spot I will take. Their book, 'The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition,' tells the story of Santa's scout elves, who make themselves at home and fly back to the North Pole each night. 'We were really driven by this idea, this love of tradition, this love of family.' 'I told my mom we should write this story,' Bell said. Years later, Aebersold's daughter, Chanda Bell, spotted the family's elf sitting - you guessed it - on a shelf, and she had an idea. More: Food Network's Alton Brown comes to NJPAC, shares favorite holiday recipes Fisbee's job, Aebersold told her daughters and son, was to keep an eye on them and report to Santa if they had been naughty or nice. In 1974, she introduced her three children to a toy elf named Fisbee, a gift from her mother when she was a child. The first Elf on the Shelf was sold in 2005, but its story begins decades earlier with a mother named Carol Aebersold. The answer is simple: with a whole lot of love - and a little bit of magic. But, my fellow elf parents, have you ever wondered how something so small got so big? How did this toy elf, which holds the power to launch us out of bed at midnight because we forgot to move him, become such an important part of our holiday traditions?

The story of santa claus by scribbler elf