The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is a 2005 American picture book for children, written by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell and illustrated by Coë Steinwart. The book tells a Christmas-themed story, written in rhyme, that explains how Santa Claus knows who is naughty and nice. top 10 times santa was caught on camera,santa claus caught on camera,santa claus,santa claus caught on camera in real life,santa caught on camera,santa claus caught on tape,santa claus caught on tape flying,santa claus sightings,santa claus caught on video tape,santa claus caught on video,caught on camera,santa claight caught on camera,santa caught on tape,santa,top 10 santa claus sightings,elf on a shelf caught moving on camera