"This one-year in the life of biography describes how in 1963 then five-year old Susan Coyne spends a summer at the
family cottage in Philadelphia. Susan discovered an abandoned fireplace in the hedge between her family house and
that of the next door neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Moir. Her dad explained to Susan that the elves built the fireplace.
Feeling some form of kinship, Susan leaves small presents for the elves that are gone by the next day. One day
Princess Nootsie Tah on behalf of Queen Mab writes a thank you note. With the help of her nanny, little Susan
responds. Soon an elf and a human child become pen pals "
From a random book review found on Amazon.com