Written by	adapted by Meg McLaughlin from the original screenplay by Joey Mazzarino
Illustrator	Tom Leigh
Published	2008
Publisher	Dalmatian Press
Series
ISBN	1403750130

Elmo's Christmas Countdown is a storybook adaptation of the 2007 Sesame Street special Elmo's Christmas Countdown.

Stiller the Elf (who goes unnamed in the storybook) falls out of Santa Claus' sleigh, losing the ten boxes out of his magical Christmas Counter-Downer. The boxes need to be replaced, or Christmas won't come.

Elmo promises to help the elf count down to Christmas, and they wish on a star for a miracle. One by one, Elmo's friends walk by -- Abby Cadabby, Bert, Super Grover, Big Bird, Ernie and Rubber Duckie, Baby Bear and his family -- and they each contribute a box to the elf's collection.

Finally, the elf slips and falls in the snow, having tripped over the final box. Elmo, Abby and the elf count down from 10 to 1, and Santa Claus is seen in the sky, bringing Christmas cheer to the world.

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See alsoEdit

• Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2009 book)
• Elmo's Christmas Countdown (soft book)