How Many Elves is Too Many?

Author: Peacock, Lou

Picture books

Published on 9 October 2025 by Nosy Crow Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 32 pages
269 x 270 x 5 | 234g

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Count the busy elves in this adorable Christmas story about friendship that will teach children that sometimes less is more.

At Christmas time an elf arrived . . . but very soon I knew . . . one little elf was not enough and so I needed . . . two!When an elf comes to stay, you're sure to have lots of fun. But wouldn't 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . or even 10 elves be better still? Or would their over-enthusiastic present wrapping and noisy festive tunes create just a bit too much Christmas chaos?! Perhaps just one special elf friend is perfect . . . From the creators of How Many Dinosaurs is Too Many? and Charlie Chooses - Lou Peacock (A Whale of a Time, Oliver Elephant and The Bear, the Book and the Blanket) and Nicola Slater (The Leaf Thief, the Hello series and the Meekoo series) - comes this rhyming romp that shows that true happiness is often found in what you already have.

Praise for How Many Dinosaurs is Too Many?:'Cute and funny counting book' - The Bookseller