This was such a cute book! I LOVED the illustrations. I could definitely see myself reading this one again. The rhyming was very well done. As an adult, I appreciated the satire throughout. Well done!

This is such a lovely picture book! The text is also darling, and it reads easily and effortlessly, the text kind of flows and sometimes makes you smile, sometimes makes you laugh. The pictures complement the text perfectly.
There is one thing I’d most definitely change about the book, it’s the font. It looks a bit… wonky. Yes, it’s cute and quirky, but that works only if you are an adult and a neurotypical one at that. If you are dyslexic or if you are a young child who is just learning to read on their own, then it won’t work. Confusing and difficult. Or, it works if you don’t expect the child to read along with you, follow the text, and do all the reading aloud yourself.

My seven year old loved this book and we enjoyed it at our nightly bedtime story time together. Good book.

A very cute rhyming Christmas book with lots of bright colours and entertaining pictures. A cute read for the Christmas season for the little ones!

I read this short picture book for my cousin, she is 8 years old but recently started reading English and Hasti has screamed the 5-star rating!

The story is about Santa who is searching with his sleigh and beautiful reindeers for elves.

Thank you BooksGoSocial via NetGalley for ARC, Hasti and I have given our honest review.

Cute little book to read before Christmas. My 3 year old seemed to enjoy this one quite a bit and was asking questions along the way.

A delightful wee festive tale with vibrant illustrations by Ram Ramesh and a nice rhyming story from Canadian kids author Rachel Hilz. Twas the night before Christmas, but all Santa's elves are AWOL? Can he find them before the holidays are spoiled for children all over the world?

There's lots of fun and smile-inducing lines in Hilz's rhyming story, as well as Ramesh's illustrations. Overall the verse tale 'scans' well (a couple of minor pacing/rhythmic issues, but it's good overall), and I think this would be very re-readable for little ones and those reading it aloud to them. I see Hilz and Ramesh have other instalments in this festive series (Santa's Lost Sleigh, Santa's Lost Reindeer), and I'd certainly consider nabbing them for friends and family. Would likely make a nice present.

“Twas the night before Christmas.” Santa can’t rest when he realizes that it is just too quiet. The elves in this story behave like kids. As any parent or teacher knows, kids who are having fun are noisy. If it is quiet, that is a sign that there could be a problem. Santa searches for his elves and cannot find them anywhere. When he finally finds out that they are stranded, he uses teamwork to rescue them and bring them home. Rachel Rachel Hilz uses a familiar rhythm and rhyming pattern. Even little ones will be reminded of the original 19th century “Night before Christmas” poem. The events described by her words are illustrated by Remesh Rom’s bright, clever artwork. The is a lot of activity in those scenes with some clever detail to find. I received a review copy of this book from the publisher, Books Go Social, through NetGalley. I enjoyed this book and recommend it to be read aloud to young children and as independent reading for older kids. This is a great new book to share with the family.

Poor Santa found himself in a jam. He was losing his jolliness because his elves were missing, and time was running out if they were to continue the Christmas cheer for boys and girls. Santa thought of the things his elves do for fun and wondered where they could be and what could have happened to them. This book is a short, sweet delight for your kids.

This is a super fun, different take on Christmas stories. I love that it follows the rhyming pattern of other Christmas books, but tells a totally different story than usual. My son was excited to find out what happened to the elves and if Santa was able to save them in time! This is definitely a great holiday books for little ones!

The third book in the Santa’s Lost series is Santa’s Lost Elves by Rachel Hilz. The comical children’s Book is a rhyming, rhythmical wonder that takes place in the lead up to Christmas. What is quite novel about the book is that we often see stories where a hero needs to save Santa in order to save Christmas whereas this book sees Santa being asked to save his crew in order to make the main event happen.

Waking up one morning, Santa finds all his elves have absconded but figures they cannot have gone far. Searching high and low around his property, there is not an elf to be seen and Santa cannot work out why. Just as well we are in the digital era and just about everyone has a phone. Giving them a video call, he is told that a mishap on an excursion sees the elves stranded and unable to get themselves to safety. With a sleigh that needs packing with presents, and time of the essence does Santa tackle the delivery himself or continue searching for his friends? And what are the consequences of his choice?

The ABCB rhyming scheme of this book gave it a great flow with perfect rhymes. The language was appropriate for the target audience of 4-8 yield olds, although I would argue that younger children would also appreciate this book. The illustrations by Remesh Ram are big, bold, and beautiful and match the wording perfectly. Most of the pictures are double page spreads with cartoonish characters, much like the illustrations of the Beano characters.

I like the originality within this book where it is less about Christmas and more about the preparation beforehand. We only know Christmas has happened because of a single line in the poem. Reading this to my sons brought us a lot of laughs and awed expressions as we took time pouring over the images. We also found one reading was not enough and returned for an immediate second visit where the reading was just as enjoyable as the first time despite knowing what was going to happen.

Overall, the book is well edited. The grammar and spelling are error-free. The level is as you would expect for the audience. There were no complex words that gave cause to stop and provide explanation, all of which created a highly professional finish. We might just have to get the rest of the series now.

This is such a great book. My daughter and I read it together. She loved the photos and the story. It's very cute and of course it rhymes. I highly recommend for all the littles. I can't wait to purchase it for my niece.

'Twas the night before Christmas...I loved this adorable rhyming book about Santa looking for his elves. I thought it was the perfect length for my 4 year old and it has us ready for Christmas.

After losing his reindeer, and his sleigh, in other books in this series (apparently), this time it's the turn of the elves to go a-vanishing, when Santa wakes up on Christmas Eve to find none of his little helpers in attendance. No, they've gone off for some free time, and got stuck. Very cartoonish artwork (although I think the cover art the cheesiest and naffest present) is aided by some very strong rhyming narrative, as we get the full story of where they are and why, and how Santa might possibly save the day – but even then can they get through the night that follows? It's lively and colourful, it doesn't try and change or tweak the accepted Christmas lore – it's fine fun, actually. It might not have that completely memorable Something to make this a must-buy, but it should not be dismissed – four stars.

📱E-Book Review📱

Santa's Lost Elves
Rachel Hilz

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When my children were younger, one of our favourite things to do was share a good book at bedtime. Even better when the weather gets colder and we would snuggle, reading Christmas books!

It's hard to find new Christmas themed books that are different, but this really stood out.
Santa was getting ready for the big night and all his elves are missing - where could they have gone?

I loved that the elves had gone off to ski and then got stuck on the ski-lift. Something I've not seen before.

The story had a lovely rhyme to it which made it sound great when read aloud. It was not a continuous rhyme but more in the style of a Dr Seuss book (one of our favourite authors!) and this still flowed really well.

There were quite a lot of words - so this would be a perfect book to share with smaller children at storytime or as a bedtime story.
There were also some more complex words so great for the more adept younger reader to learn from too.

The images were bold and bright and would be great to follow along for those younger children who were being read to.
These were not too fussy but busy enough to prompt further discussions either during or at the end of the book.

A really lovely read which will be a great addition to any home bookshelf and one that I can see being a firm favourite.




💕Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for my ARC copy - this is my honest review 💕

This is the cutest book! This would be a great classroom read a loud book for Christmas time!! The illustrations are so nice!! You just root for Santa to help everyone!!

Another fun Christmas tale and this time it is the elves who get lost!

I love the rhyming pattern which mimics 'Twas The Night Before Christmas' and the illustrations are fun. One slight issue - Santa's best reindeer is obviously Rudolph but in this story it is Bucky - for rhyming purposes I think but it might confuse some kids!

Despite this I think this is a great little picture book that kids will enjoy in the lead up to Christmas.

Loved it and so did the kids! The pictures were great to capture the kids attention, and mine!
I loved how the story was read in the outline of the "Twas the Night Before Christmas". It was a very cute story and the rhyming made it even more fun.
The only little hiccup we had was that Santa mentioned his top reindeer was "Bucky" and the kids were expecting Rudolph, but besides that we enjoyed it.

I also did not realize there is more in this series. (Santa's Lost Sleigh and Santa's Lost Reindeer) Looking forward to reading these as well!

A cute rhyming book about how Santa rescued his elves on the night before Christmas. Santa is always a big hit with kids and my daughter (5) loved this picture book. The illustrations are so funny.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the author for an Advance Review Copy.

Another cute read in this series. Now it’s the elves turn to be lost. Can Santa find them in time for Christmas?
Cute illustrations and in the popular rhyme, this could easily be a new holiday read for everyone.