In "The Elves and the Shoemaker," a kind shoemaker finds himself struggling to make ends meet when he receives unexpected help from mysterious little elves. Every night, while he sleeps, the elves craft exquisite shoes that sell quickly, revitalizing his business. Curious about his anonymous benefactors, the shoemaker and his wife decide to stay up one night to uncover the secret. They are delighted to discover the elves' hard work and decide to show their gratitude by making clothes for them. In return for the shoemaker’s kindness, the elves continue to help him prosper, teaching the value of generosity and support. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Reading With Phonics .
This book has been graded for interest at 3-12 years.
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2017 by Make Believe Ideas .
Hayley Down is the author of children's books including i Explore Space and My Pad Bible Stick & Colour. Clare Fennell is a UK based illustrator with 15 years of experience. Clare works mainly in collage, recycling bits of magazine, fabrics, newspapers and anything else she can find! The collage is mixed with painted elements and finished digitally. Her imagery has a quirky, fun appeal and is particularly suited to picture books, greetings cards, stationery and editorial. Clare works from home in her studio, where her two children and two cats constantly inspire her.
This book contains the following story:
The Elves and the Shoemaker
In Grimms' The Elves and the Shoemaker a poor shoemaker has leather to make only one pair of shoes but many bills to pay. He cuts out the leather and leaves the shoes for sewing. The next morning the pieces have been transformed into an exquisite pair of shoes, so fine they sell for a fortune. This magic is repeated until he is quite wealthy. But his wife wishes to know where the beautiful shoes come from, and so the two stay up and spy. They discover that every night a band of elves visit and stitch the leather into gorgeous shoes. However the elves do not like to be seen, and having been discovered by the shoemaker never again return. But the shoemaker now has such a reputation that this is of no concern, as customers are plentiful and he is able to make a pretty good living on his own.
This book features the following character:
A Grimm Brother
This book features the character A Grimm Brother.
