Originally released in 1961 by Oliver & Boyd in the UK .
William Morrow in the US , the story , written in prose , follows a little elf who is desperately trying to get a family to bake more of the blueberry pie that he loves so much .
Originally released in 1961 by Oliver & Boyd in the UK and William Morrow in the US , the story , written in prose , follows a little elf who is desperately trying to get a family to bake more of the blueberry pie that he loves so much .