From Marilynrandall.com...
"Elmer The Christmas Elf is the newest in the growing list of my children's books and is one of my personal favorites. Elmer is overcome with grief when he discovers he has missed sending a toy with Santa to one child and he doesn't know how he will get that missing toy to the little boy. He prays for help and an angel hears his plea and helps him with the answer he needs and then Santa saves the day on Christmas morning when he solves the problem in a most unusual and heartwarming way. It is a solution that Elmer is overwhelmed by and it makes his Christmas, not just knowing that the problem was solved, but also knowing how much he is loved by all the boys and girls he works so hard for each year."
I read "Inside Out " before "Elmer the Christmas Elf." Why is this at all important? Because, compared to "Inside Out, " I was a little disappointed.
Elmer's story was alright, the illustrations were mediocre, and the language didn't flow like I had expected it to. Despite this, the message was concrete and beautiful — it just wasn't implemented as well as I thought it would be, after reading "Inside Out."
An 'okay' Christmas read, I will be passing this book on to one of my many cousins' children.