I bought the book elf on the shelf last year to share with the girls. Neither of them had any interest what so ever in reading it so I put it away till this year.  Finally some interest.  I read the book to Hannah one night before bed. Afterwards I said that I didn’t know when the elf would be coming to visit our house but I thought it would be soon.  Poor little thing.  She looked at me with big tears in her eyes and said, “I on the naughty list?”  It just about broke my heart.  I responded NO HANNAH.  You are definitely NOT on the naughty list.  If you were on the naughty list Mommy would know it.  Then I promised to talk to Santa and tell him that the elf didn’t need to come to our house.  Poor little thing.  You just never know do you?