Holly and Noel are an elf brother-sister duo living in the North Pole with their grandpa Norris Figgyworth. Their grandpa starts a tradition of celebrating December by spreading magic and love with cute handwritten notes. 

The duo decides to spread the magical cheer amongst humans and go to Puddington’s home as an experiment. But will they be successful in helping humans make magic? 

This is a super cute book about how love and positivity can spread cheer and make people happy. The story revolves around the theme, 'the magic around you is the magic you make'. The writing is simple, sweet, and heartwarming. The font is easy to read. 

The illustrations are cheerful, warm, cozy, and magical. The elves look like anime characters on some pages. They are all cute, though. The older elves have quirky and long mustaches. There’s a lot of white for the snow, contrasted with a dark blue sky and a fuzzy green pine tree on the side. The book has a map of the North Pole too! 

This is the first book of the trilogy but works as a standalone. Festival of the Elves: The Magic Around You is a lovely book with a message about spreading love and sharing happiness. The last page has a link to the website where people can write little notes to notes through December month and know more about the event. 

I received an ARC from NetGalley and eWonderment, LLC, and am voluntarily leaving a review.