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Elf on Christmas Stories Books Limoges Box

$350.00

Perched atop a stack of Christmas Stories books, a mischievous elf looks up from the pages as though the best chapter of the season is about to begin.

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Description

“Just one more page,” whispered the elf, and the toymaker sighed and let him keep reading. It was always the same in the workshop during December: the youngest helper would disappear at teatime, and he would be found sitting cross-legged on the shelf of Christmas Stories, a book open on his knees, lips moving silently through the words. He knew every tale by heart, from the shepherds to the snow queen, yet he read them each year as if for the very first time, gasping at the good parts.

This box keeps that bookish elf forever at his reading. Shaped as a stack of Christmas Stories books with an elf on top, it is a lovely gift for a child who is just learning to read, a teacher who shares holiday tales every December, or a bookseller who knows how magic hides between covers. Set it on a shelf beside a favorite anthology or among the advent calendar and candles, and it invites everyone to slow down and read together.

What makes it special

  • Shaped as a stack of Christmas Stories books
  • An elf sits atop the books
  • Book spines and elf finished by hand on French Limoges porcelain
  • Opens with a hinge on the lid
  • A storybook Christmas design for readers of all ages

Tuck a library card or a bookmark inside and give it to someone who reads aloud to the family.