Now that my kids have outgrown Elf on the Shelf, I miss it I'll never forget ... and a copy of "The Velveteen Rabbit," my favorite children's book. Inside, they'd written, "Mom, thank you for ...

OK, I’m a little late to the party that embraces these elfin figures inspired by a 2005 book: 10 inches or ... That would be an elf to take off the shelf every single day. But they tend to ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The brothers grew up with the children's book "The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition," and two 10-inch-tall elves, called Scout Elves.

My kids are teenagers now, but they believed in Elf on the Shelf for more than a decade ... "The Velveteen Rabbit," my favorite children's book. Inside, they'd written, "Mom, thank you for ...