An Elf’s Story, The Elf on the Shelf DVD, 26-minute animation

About this product

A children’s animation on a single DVD, released on 29 October 2012 by Universal Pictures UK, with a run time of 26 minutes. It follows a young boy, Taylor McTuttle, who no longer believes in Christmas, and Elf Chippy, who is sent to help him recapture his faith in Santa Claus.

Michael May voices Taylor and Brendan Dooling voices Chippy, and the director is Chad Eikhoff. The listing gives the format as PAL and shows no subtitles, dubbing or audio description. The product measures 13.5 x 1.5 x 19 cm. The Amazon rating stands at 4.6 out of 5 from 517 reviews.

What to use it for

A short film to watch at home in December on a DVD player. At 26 minutes it can be watched in a single sitting.

Care and safety

Hold the disc by its edges and keep it in its case, away from heat. The listing gives the PAL format but no region code, so check that it plays on your player.