Would You Rather Elf

The Readers Huddle Collection

Children - Fantasy/Sci-Fi
40 Pages
Reviewed on 11/07/2024
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Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite

Would You Rather Elf by Court Nee is part of The Readers Huddle Collection. Nobody knows where Quilliam the Elf comes from, but everyone knows where he will be when he’s bored. He’ll be hanging around the kids, asking his terrible “Would You Rather” questions. All he’s interested in is getting into as much mischief as he can. His questions might seem innocent until he puts a spin on things and uses magic to make kids' choices come true – whether they want them to or not. But one day, the tables are turned. What happens when the elf is forced to answer a Would You Rather Question? Can a child outwit Quilliam?

Would You Rather Elf by Court Nee is a wonderfully illustrated children’s book about a mischievous elf and the trouble he causes for children. It’s a quirky tale that holds your attention right from the start as each page reveals yet another act of mischief Quilliam the Elf causes, some of them not very nice at all. There is a message here. While making the right choice is important, sometimes we don’t get the choice we want, and we must make the best of a bad situation. This is a fun tale for kids of all ages, although beware – it might put some mischievous ideas into their heads. Thankfully, kids don’t have magic and can’t make these things happen! Overall, I think all kids will love this story, especially when the tables are turned on our cheeky elf. They’ll want this book read over and over again.

Courtnee Turner Hoyle

Court Nee's Would You Rather Elf is a children's book in The Readers Huddle Collection. Quilliam, or Quill, the Elf enjoys writing would-you-rather jokes in his journals and tells them to unsuspecting children when he's bored. He forces children to play his game, even if they don't want to pick from his options. As Olympus Elementary closes for the summer, Quill chooses children from the school for never-ending theoretical questions. The elf has the choices stacked in his favor, and he always leaves triumphant. He delivers a question to a young girl before her birthday party and makes her choose, but she catches a loophole in the elf's wording. The girl hopes to defeat Quill at his own game and avenge the children he's already upset with his mischief.

During a car ride, Court Nee's father presented her with a challenge to write a book about an elf, and her imagination soared. Quill, her prankish elf, presents questions for children to ponder as they read this book. When reading it aloud, librarians, educators, or caregivers could pose the same questions to children and ask them to write their own would-you-rather scenarios. The illustrations by Courtnee Huddleston will hold a young reader's interest when they see the troublesome elf depicted in darker colors as he torments the children who live in a colorful world. This unique story captured my children's interest, and they posed theoretical questions to me for the rest of the day. Would You Rather Elf offers a fun way to keep children engaged and helps them search for new questions with answers no one wants to select.