Today we will focus on Frizzy a bit
Her new girl-type trucks seem to be a huge hit.
So now she is madly a-working away
To ready them all to arrive Christmas Day!
Monday, December 14, 2015
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Christmas Eve Countdown: #2
You might have noticed that the first of our "advent" calendar poems we published yesterday was one day short of a regular advent calendar. That's because we Izzies are all about The Deadline, which for us is Christmas Eve. That is when we all stop working, help Santa load up the sleigh, and start celebrating.
This is not to say that we consider Christmas Day in any way unimportant! No sirree! Christmas Day is what gives all of us our purpose in life.
Having said that, back to the Christmas Eve Countdown! (Here's one about Blizzy!)
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This is not to say that we consider Christmas Day in any way unimportant! No sirree! Christmas Day is what gives all of us our purpose in life.
Having said that, back to the Christmas Eve Countdown! (Here's one about Blizzy!)
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We are all quite amused to watch Blizzy the elf
Hang mistletoe bunches up all by herself.
And she's hung up so many that she cannot miss:
Her Tizzy will give her a mistletoe kiss!
Saturday, December 12, 2015
#1 Counting down to Christmas in rhyme!
We Izzies have decided to make a rhyming advent calendar to celebrate the season.
(You'd think we'd be too busy to fool around with this, but even elves have to take work breaks, you know!)
Here's our first little effort:
‘Tis twelve days til Christmas and at the North Pole
We Izzies are working away, with one goal:
To make the right gifts for each child on the list.
(We want to make sure not a one has been missed.)
S.C. has examined each one of your letters
And scanned the web wishlists of online go-getters.
So our task is quite huge, and time’s wasting away.
We’d better get busy and fill Santa’s sleigh!
Much love,
Santa’s Izzy Elves
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Another Giveaway!
Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) told us she is going to give away 20 free downloads of the Audible audiobook of Frizzy, the S.A.D. Elf. She plans to make a random selection from those who sign up to receive her newsletter. There is a link to do this at the top of the column on the right, but we'll put it on this page, too.
Here's a sample of this audiobook, to whet your appetite for Christmas fun.
Sign up for the newsletter soon, so you will be part of the pool for this giveaway!
Drawing will be done just before Christmas.
Good luck!
Love,
The Izzy Elves
Saturday, December 5, 2015
A real life boy talks about his ride in Santa's sleigh!
As some of you may know, several of our Izzy Elf adventures have included some
of Deedy's (Dorothea Jensen to you) grandsons. Her oldest grandson, Stuart, (also known as the Senior
Cousin) and his little brother, Drake, "star" in Dizzy's story (along with Dizzy himself, of course, not to mention Santa Claus).Recently, Deedy interviewed Stuart about Dizzy, the Stowaway Elf, in which he, Drake, and Dizzy take a wild ride in Santa's sleigh.
Here is the magic link to watch this!
Deedy's Grandson Guest Blogging
Enjoy!
Love,
The Izzy Elves
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Tizzy is Happy Now!
So Tizzy, who had mixed feelings about his story being given away for free, is now feeling much better. When he saw that hundreds and hundreds of people had downloaded Tizzy, the Christmas Shelf Elf during the recent giveaway, he actually felt PROUD!
He would like to thank everyone who did this. However, he does have a request. Here it is:
PLEASE READ MY STORY ALOUD. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ONE TO HEAR IT BUT YOU!
We all agree with this. All of our stories were written to be read aloud, which maximizes the fun.
Don't forget, if you don't want to read it aloud yourself, Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) has made audio versions that you can play.
Here are the Magic Links:
Tizzy Audiobook Download from Audible.com
Tizzy Audiobook CD
Blizzy Audiobook Download from Audible.com
Blizzy Audiobook CD
Dizzy Audiobook Download from Audible.com
Dizzy Audiobook CD
Frizzy Audiobook Download from Audible.com
Frizzy Audiobook CD
Enjoy!
Love,
Quizzy, Bizzy, Fizzy, Whizzy, Tizzy, Blizzy, Dizzy, & Frizzy
He would like to thank everyone who did this. However, he does have a request. Here it is:
PLEASE READ MY STORY ALOUD. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ONE TO HEAR IT BUT YOU!
We all agree with this. All of our stories were written to be read aloud, which maximizes the fun.
Don't forget, if you don't want to read it aloud yourself, Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) has made audio versions that you can play.
Here are the Magic Links:
Tizzy Audiobook Download from Audible.com
Tizzy Audiobook CD
Blizzy Audiobook Download from Audible.com
Blizzy Audiobook CD
Dizzy Audiobook Download from Audible.com
Dizzy Audiobook CD
Frizzy Audiobook Download from Audible.com
Frizzy Audiobook CD
Enjoy!
Love,
Quizzy, Bizzy, Fizzy, Whizzy, Tizzy, Blizzy, Dizzy, & Frizzy
Saturday, November 28, 2015
GIVEAWAY DAY #3: FYI - We Have No Connection Whatsoever with Elf on the Shelf!
This is day three of the Kindle giveaway of Tizzy's story, Tizzy, the Christmas Shelf Elf. Here's the Magic Link:Tizzy, the Christmas Shelf Elf, Santa's Izzy Elves #1
It suddenly occurred to us Izzy Elves, however, that some of you might think this book has something to do with the Elf on the Shelf stuff.
We hasten to assure you that it does not. Yes, there are some shelves involved. Tizzy story is about how he was packed away inside a bookcase by mistake (by Whizzy, as it turns out) and ended up stranded in the living room of two naughty little boys. (They have to figure out how to help him get home to the Pole by using the power of their own imaginations.)
However, we would like to assure you that Tizzy and the rest other of us Izzy Elves would never SPY on any children and rat them out to Santa Claus!
In fact, in the original version of Blizzy, the Worrywart Elf, Bizzy talks about this (and obviously disappoves of it):
I’ve heard that some other elves spy on bad kids
But that’s way too creepy—that Santa forbids!
In the interest of Full Disclosure, we must tell you that Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) wrote Tizzy's story down many years ago, she did, in fact, call it The Elf on the Shelf. By the time it was published, however, she found that someone else had used that title. To avoid confusion, she re-named it Tizzy, the Christmas Shelf Elf.
Therefore, a few people might be disappointed when they read this because nobody is a spy, but most are delighted!
And now you can find out what your reaction would be for free!
Here's the Magic Link again:
Tizzy, the Christmas Shelf Elf, Santa's Izzy Elves #1
Love,
Santa's Izzy Elves
Whizzy Bizzy
Dizzy Tizzy
Blizzy Fizzy
Frizzy Quizzy
Friday, November 27, 2015
GIVEAWAY Day #2!
This
is the second day of the GIVEAWAY of the Kindle edition of TIZZY, THE
CHRISTMAS SHELF ELF, the first of the stories about us, Santa's Izzy Elves.
Get yours today! Here's the link:
Tizzy, the Christmas Shelf Elf, Santa's Izzy Elves #1
Get yours today! Here's the link:
Tizzy, the Christmas Shelf Elf, Santa's Izzy Elves #1
Here is one of our favorite reviews of this story, by Rene@MotherDaughterBookReviews.com.
Tizzy,
The Christmas Shelf Elf is a lovely rhyming book begging to be read
aloud in the tradition of the classic poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas”,
more commonly known as “Twas The Night Before Christmas” penned by
Clement Clarke Moore. In this version, “Twas the morning of Christmas
and way before dawn…” and two brothers, Alex and Owen, tiptoe down the
stairs to get a sneak peek at their presents. While they desperately
are hoping for video games, they are disheartened to discover that they
instead were gifted … books! *gasp*
They are even more surprised to discover a tiny elf, Tizzy – one of S.C.’s (i.e., Santa Claus) elves – who was accidentally packed into a present. Alex and Owen try a number of ways to return Tizzy to his home, but they soon discover that there is magic deep within the pages of books. The boys must hurry though, as they hear their parents coming down the stairs, and they are about to unknowingly place Tizzy in grave danger.
What I love the most about Tizzy, The Christmas Shelf Elf is that it is a true “read-aloud” story. While the book is indeed illustrated beautifully by Michelle Alfonso. I think children will be totally captivated by the story. There are some funny passages such as when the boys mistake Tizzy for a mouse and Tizzy gets chased by characters in the video game. The author also provides some tension to the story such as when the parents throw the packing fluff into the fire and the boys are afraid that this spells the end for Tizzy. All in all, this rhyming book is perfect for reading aloud to children of varying ages. . .
My Bottom Line:
Tizzy, The Christmas Shelf Elf is a clever read-aloud story featuring two excited siblings who sneak down early Christmas morning and discover a very special surprise. Only through their discovery of the magic of books do they find a way to send Tizzy back home. Kudos to the author for highlighting the importance of books! I recommend this book to be read aloud to children ages 5 and older.
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Please DO NOT forget that this story needs to be read aloud! (That's the fun part.)
Much love,
The Izzies
They are even more surprised to discover a tiny elf, Tizzy – one of S.C.’s (i.e., Santa Claus) elves – who was accidentally packed into a present. Alex and Owen try a number of ways to return Tizzy to his home, but they soon discover that there is magic deep within the pages of books. The boys must hurry though, as they hear their parents coming down the stairs, and they are about to unknowingly place Tizzy in grave danger.
What I love the most about Tizzy, The Christmas Shelf Elf is that it is a true “read-aloud” story. While the book is indeed illustrated beautifully by Michelle Alfonso. I think children will be totally captivated by the story. There are some funny passages such as when the boys mistake Tizzy for a mouse and Tizzy gets chased by characters in the video game. The author also provides some tension to the story such as when the parents throw the packing fluff into the fire and the boys are afraid that this spells the end for Tizzy. All in all, this rhyming book is perfect for reading aloud to children of varying ages. . .
My Bottom Line:
Tizzy, The Christmas Shelf Elf is a clever read-aloud story featuring two excited siblings who sneak down early Christmas morning and discover a very special surprise. Only through their discovery of the magic of books do they find a way to send Tizzy back home. Kudos to the author for highlighting the importance of books! I recommend this book to be read aloud to children ages 5 and older.
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Please DO NOT forget that this story needs to be read aloud! (That's the fun part.)
Much love,
The Izzies
Thursday, November 26, 2015
GET A FREE KINDLE COPY OF TIZZY'S STORY: GIVEAWAY STARTS TODAY!
We Izzy Elves are not QUITE sure why, but starting today, Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) is giving away Kindle e-books of our Tizzy's story FOR FREE!
Here's the magic link:
TIZZY, THE CHRISTMAS SHELF ELF
Tizzy has mixed feelings about this, to say the least. He wonders why the other three stories, Blizzy, the Worrywart Elf; Dizzy, the Stowaway Elf; and Frizzy, the S.A.D. Elf, are not free, too.
He worries that Somebody thinks his story isn't worth anything. We explained that whenever Somebody gives a book away as a gift, that means Somebody thinks it is EXTRA valuable.
We also told him that his story will only be given away as a gift until Monday. After that people will have to pay to buy it again. That made him feel better. We think.
Of course, his story is also on Kindle Select for awhile, so some people will be able to read it for free, but the rest of us Izzies decided not to tell Tizzy that until we know how to explain it better.
Anyway, here is the magic link again. Just in case.
TIZZY, THE CHRISTMAS SHELF ELF
Love,
Blizzy, Dizzy, Frizzy, Quizzy, Whizzy, Fizzy, and Bizzy
(Yes, we know that we didn't include Tizzy in our sign-off. That's because he doesn't know about this post. Shhh!)
Here's the magic link:
TIZZY, THE CHRISTMAS SHELF ELF
Tizzy has mixed feelings about this, to say the least. He wonders why the other three stories, Blizzy, the Worrywart Elf; Dizzy, the Stowaway Elf; and Frizzy, the S.A.D. Elf, are not free, too.
He worries that Somebody thinks his story isn't worth anything. We explained that whenever Somebody gives a book away as a gift, that means Somebody thinks it is EXTRA valuable.
We also told him that his story will only be given away as a gift until Monday. After that people will have to pay to buy it again. That made him feel better. We think.
Of course, his story is also on Kindle Select for awhile, so some people will be able to read it for free, but the rest of us Izzies decided not to tell Tizzy that until we know how to explain it better.
Anyway, here is the magic link again. Just in case.
TIZZY, THE CHRISTMAS SHELF ELF
Love,
Blizzy, Dizzy, Frizzy, Quizzy, Whizzy, Fizzy, and Bizzy
(Yes, we know that we didn't include Tizzy in our sign-off. That's because he doesn't know about this post. Shhh!)
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Okay, Okay. Even We Izzies are Impressed! 10K Hits on Bublish!
Deedy (Dorothea Jensen to you) sent this to us, and we think it is big enough news that we agreed to put it on our blog.
After all, some of these Bubbles are apparently about us Izzies.
That's probably why people like to read 'em!
Love,
The Izzy Elves
********
So I hate to be a braggart, but take a look at this number:
This
is the total - as of late today - number of "hits" on my Bublish
account, that I began writing in late July. I have no idea who the
people are who read my "Bubbles", or why they like to read them, but I
would like to say "thanks" to all of you who have done so.
I have been having a wonderful time writing "background information" and "author insights" on Bublish for a couple of my Izzy Elf stories, as well as for my classic historical novel, The Riddle of Penncroft Farm. (I am SO looking forward to writing about my new historical novel for young readers, A Buss from Lafayette, which is coming out April 22, 2016.)
I really had no idea how to do this when I started Bublishing exactly four months ago. I found, however, that it was terrific fun to revisit my stories, sometimes many years after writing them (30+ years, in the case of Riddle). I can't believe how easily I recall how I came up with ideas. Especially at my age.
In any case, I ended up simply writing stuff to entertain myself.
I am delighted that my Bubbling is apparently entertaining for others as well.
Here's the link if anyone out there might like to take a peek at my Bublish stuff.
My Bublish Account
Hope you like it!
Cheers,
Dorothea Jensen
After all, some of these Bubbles are apparently about us Izzies.
That's probably why people like to read 'em!
Love,
The Izzy Elves
********
So I hate to be a braggart, but take a look at this number:
This
is the total - as of late today - number of "hits" on my Bublish
account, that I began writing in late July. I have no idea who the
people are who read my "Bubbles", or why they like to read them, but I
would like to say "thanks" to all of you who have done so.I have been having a wonderful time writing "background information" and "author insights" on Bublish for a couple of my Izzy Elf stories, as well as for my classic historical novel, The Riddle of Penncroft Farm. (I am SO looking forward to writing about my new historical novel for young readers, A Buss from Lafayette, which is coming out April 22, 2016.)
I really had no idea how to do this when I started Bublishing exactly four months ago. I found, however, that it was terrific fun to revisit my stories, sometimes many years after writing them (30+ years, in the case of Riddle). I can't believe how easily I recall how I came up with ideas. Especially at my age.
In any case, I ended up simply writing stuff to entertain myself.
I am delighted that my Bubbling is apparently entertaining for others as well.
Here's the link if anyone out there might like to take a peek at my Bublish stuff.
My Bublish Account
Hope you like it!
Cheers,
Dorothea Jensen
Bubbling Us Izzies
We Izzy Elves have been getting quite annoyed with Deedy (Dorothea Jensen to you) because she has focused all her attention lately on her Other Kind of Writing: historical fiction. (Some new book called A Buss from Lafayette.)Finally, we all signed a petition asking her to pay some attention to us. She pointed out that she has been paying SOME attention to us by creating Bubbles about our stories.
Hmmm.
"Just what are Bubbles?" we asked, not quite ready to forgive her.
She told us they were little insights she writes on a website called Bublish.com explaining why she wrote down what she did about some of our stories. (Here's where you can see these Bubbles.)
Of course, at first, we all thought WE should be the ones writing these Bubbles, as it sounded like it might be fun.
She squashed that idea, unfortunately. So, once again, we have to rely on her to write down the truth about us Izzies and what we told her to write in our stories.
Tizzy and Blizzy, by the way, noticed that their stories are NOT on Bublish.
Maybe we need to do another petition.
Love,
The Izzy Elves
Monday, November 23, 2015
GIVEAWAY!!!! Free Kindle download of TIZZY, THE CHRISTMAS SHELF ELF 11/24-30!
The Kindle edition of Deedy's (that Dorothea Jensen to you) first Izzy Elf story, Tizzy, the Christmas Shelf Elf, will be available for FREE beginning Thanksgiving day and ending Monday, November 30. Just follow the link below on those days and start your holiday season with our Tizzy's adventures!
Free download of TIZZY, THE CHRISTMAS SHELF ELF
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Ok, Ok. Maybe we Izzies ARE making a habit of this. . .
Once again Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) has asked us to post something she wrote for Her Other Blog about her Other Writing, and we caved.
She pointed out that she also talks about us Izzies in this post. (Which is WHY we caved.) We did insist that she add a couple of OUR book covers to the post. (We told her it was the VERY LEAST she could do! Considering.)
Love,
The Izzies
(Deedy's post is below.)
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Take a gander at this lovely number! That's the number of times people have read one of my "author insights" (called "bubbles") since I started writing them on my Bublish.com author page in late July.
(https://www.bublish.com/author/view/5755)
I've been having great fun re-visiting books I've written, both recent and not-so-recent, and reminiscing about how I came up with ideas for these stories.
In the case of The Riddle of Penncroft Farm, this means remembering bits from many years ago, as I started writing that story in the early 80s! I am amazed to find that when I read it now, I still recall why I put certain things into Riddle, and where many of my ideas originated.
Sometimes, I make a Bubble that simply directs readers to other sites to see pictures of objects mentioned in the story (stake-and-rider fences, pudding caps, riddles, etc.), to watch a book trailer, or video blog, or to hear a song that is sung by a character in the book.
I have also been writing bits about two of my four Izzy Elf books, Dizzy, the Stowaway Elf, and Frizzy, the S.A.D. Elf. (FYI: a fifth is in the works, Bizzy, the Know-It-All Elf.) Of course, these are fantasy story poems, so it's harder to refer readers to places where they can see the imagined items mentioned in these stories, such as Virtual Reins, Elfascopes etc. However, I do direct readers to sites where they can watch book trailers, video blogs etc.
I guess anyone who wants to see these interesting elfin devices will just have to buy the Santa's Izzy Elves books. (Now there's a thought!)
As you might suspect from the devices cited above, the Izzy Elves (and Santa himself) are quite 21st century in the way they approach their age old tasks.
Anyway, you are cordially invited to visit my Bublish page to join in the fun. (https://www.bublish.com/author/view/5755)
P.S. I can hardly wait to start writing "insights" about my new historical novel for young readers, A Buss From Lafayette. I've got a manuscript all marked up ready to go, but I can't post anything until the book is 100% finalized. With any luck, that will happen in about a month. Stay tuned!
She pointed out that she also talks about us Izzies in this post. (Which is WHY we caved.) We did insist that she add a couple of OUR book covers to the post. (We told her it was the VERY LEAST she could do! Considering.)
Love,
The Izzies
(Deedy's post is below.)
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Take a gander at this lovely number! That's the number of times people have read one of my "author insights" (called "bubbles") since I started writing them on my Bublish.com author page in late July.
(https://www.bublish.com/author/view/5755)
I've been having great fun re-visiting books I've written, both recent and not-so-recent, and reminiscing about how I came up with ideas for these stories.
In the case of The Riddle of Penncroft Farm, this means remembering bits from many years ago, as I started writing that story in the early 80s! I am amazed to find that when I read it now, I still recall why I put certain things into Riddle, and where many of my ideas originated.
Sometimes, I make a Bubble that simply directs readers to other sites to see pictures of objects mentioned in the story (stake-and-rider fences, pudding caps, riddles, etc.), to watch a book trailer, or video blog, or to hear a song that is sung by a character in the book.
I have also been writing bits about two of my four Izzy Elf books, Dizzy, the Stowaway Elf, and Frizzy, the S.A.D. Elf. (FYI: a fifth is in the works, Bizzy, the Know-It-All Elf.) Of course, these are fantasy story poems, so it's harder to refer readers to places where they can see the imagined items mentioned in these stories, such as Virtual Reins, Elfascopes etc. However, I do direct readers to sites where they can watch book trailers, video blogs etc.
I guess anyone who wants to see these interesting elfin devices will just have to buy the Santa's Izzy Elves books. (Now there's a thought!)
As you might suspect from the devices cited above, the Izzy Elves (and Santa himself) are quite 21st century in the way they approach their age old tasks.
Anyway, you are cordially invited to visit my Bublish page to join in the fun. (https://www.bublish.com/author/view/5755)
P.S. I can hardly wait to start writing "insights" about my new historical novel for young readers, A Buss From Lafayette. I've got a manuscript all marked up ready to go, but I can't post anything until the book is 100% finalized. With any luck, that will happen in about a month. Stay tuned!
Thursday, October 15, 2015
As a Special Favor to Deedy (but we don't want to make a habit of this)
Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) has asked us to post something from her Other Blog that pertains to her Other Kind of Writing.
We took a vote and decided to allow this. We're hoping that if we do her this favor, she'll start paying us more attention. After all, Bizzy, Quizzy, Fizzy, and Whizzy still need to have their stories told!
Love,
The Izzy Elves
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Woo hoo!
My new historical novel for young readers, A Buss from Lafayette, can now be pre-ordered.
It will be released on April 22, 2016.
Here's the link from the publisher, BQB, where it can be purchased at a discount at this time. Eventually there will also be pre-order/order links on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google Books, iBooks, and Kobo. Buss will also be available from Ingram and Baker & Taylor.
Preorder Link for A BUSS FROM LAFAYETTE
Hooray!
We took a vote and decided to allow this. We're hoping that if we do her this favor, she'll start paying us more attention. After all, Bizzy, Quizzy, Fizzy, and Whizzy still need to have their stories told!
Love,
The Izzy Elves
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Big News! A BUSS FROM LAFAYETTE is available for pre-order!
Woo hoo!My new historical novel for young readers, A Buss from Lafayette, can now be pre-ordered.
It will be released on April 22, 2016.
Here's the link from the publisher, BQB, where it can be purchased at a discount at this time. Eventually there will also be pre-order/order links on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google Books, iBooks, and Kobo. Buss will also be available from Ingram and Baker & Taylor.
Preorder Link for A BUSS FROM LAFAYETTE
Hooray!
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
The Origin of the Izzies
We keep asking Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) where we came from. We think she knows but she doesn't tell us much. However, we discovered this on her Other Blog. Hmmm. We're not sure what it all means, but I guess we popped into her head some time ago.
Love,
The Izzies
Dorothea Jensen Video Blog #5: Elf Origin
Love,
The Izzies
Dorothea Jensen Video Blog #5: Elf Origin
Monday, October 12, 2015
Deja Vu All Over Again: We Love It!
So one so-called "improvement" Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) has made recently is re-doing the "End Matter" in our books. (We think the term sounds a little yucky, but she tells us this is the standard industry name for it.)
Anyway, we thought we'd post some of the E. M. for you all to see. Here it is! (Of course, we know all about what happens in these stories, and such short summaries leave out the drama, the cliff-hanging, and the romance. We Izzies love to read 'em, anyway!)
About
the Izzy
Elves Series
Dorothea
Jensen has written four story poems about
Santa’s
Izzy Elves and plans to write four more.
1. Tizzy,
the Christmas Shelf Elf
Two
naughty boys sneak downstairs Christmas morning before their parents are up and
find Tizzy, one of Santa's elves, packed inside one of their presents.Tizzy
says Santa's sleigh is powered by the imaginations of children, and asks the
boys to use their own imaginations to send him home. But how? (Mom’s Choice
Award Winner, Juvenile Level 1 [Ages 5-8 Years], e-book category)
2. Blizzy, the Worrywart Elf
Blizzy
(Tizzy's "favorite lass") is the only elf who notices that Tizzy is
missing. When she starts asking her friends where he could be, however, they
think she is just being a "worrywart". What Blizzy REALLY is,
however, is very, very clever, and she alone just might figure out the mystery!
(Mom’s Choice Award Winner, Juvenile Level 1 [Ages 5-8 Years], e-book category)
3.
Dizzy, the Stowaway Elf
Dizzy
(Tizzy’s best friend) eager to have an adventure of his own, sneaks aboard
Santa’s sleigh. He literally drops into the bedroom of two little boys and the
three of them share a wild joy ride that might be even more of an adventure
than Dizzy was hoping for! (Story Monster Approved; Honorable Mention Purple
Dragonfly Award – Picture Books 6 & Older)
4.
Frizzy, the S.A.D. Elf
Frizzy, the girl elf who styles the hair of Christmas dolls,
misses them badly when Santa takes them away to deliver to children. She
changes her job so she won’t miss the toys she works on. It doesn’t work out
the way she planned! (Winner, Children/YA Category, Red City Review Book
Awards; Winner, Santa Choice Award)
Watch for
Bizzy, the Know-It-All Elf, coming in 2016!
A Bit Worried about What Deedy Has Done Now.
Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) says she has been Fixing Up our stories recently. We tried to pin her down as to what EXACTLY she is doing, but she wouldn't tell us much.Tizzy did peek at his story online, and thinks that there might be a few lines missing. Blizzy says there is a small hole in hers, too.
They asked Deedy about this, and she said not to worry because she has just made Tizzy, the Christmas Shelf Elf and Blizzy, the Worrywart Elf BETTER. Hmmm. We are reserving judgement. We Izzy Elves are very proud of these stories and really hope Deedy hasn't messed them up.

Unfortunately, there is not much we can do about this situation. Except maybe whine a little.
Deedy really HATES that! (We consider whining our most Powerful Weapon.)
Love from the Izzy Elves.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tizzy on Kindle Select
Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) told me she just signed my book up to be on Kindle Select. I have no idea what that means. I hope she knows what she's doing!
She said that as part of this Mysterious Deal, the Kindle edition of Tizzy, the Christmas Shelf Elf will be GIVEN AWAY FOR FREE for five days around Thanksgiving.
I don't get it.
The other Izzies keep asking me if this means my story isn't worth anything. A couple have been pretty sniffy about it.
I won't say who.
Deedy tells me not to worry. My story is priceless.
She says it just means more people will find out about it. But I have my doubts.
Love,
Tizzy
Saturday, September 26, 2015
A Guest Post by Deedy that Mentions Us Izzies
Ok, we don't usually do this, but today we are allowing Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) write a guest post. When we first read it, we weren't sure if we'd let her do this, because it is MOSTLY about the Other Kind Of Writing she does.
But she does manage to squeeze in a mention of us Izzies at the very end.
So we gave her the green light.
Love from the Izzy Elves
* * *
I was thinking the other day about the fact that my first historical novel for kids (The Riddle of Penncroft Farm) was set in the 20th Century and the 18th Century. My second historical novel for kids (A Buss from Lafayette) is set in the 19th century with lots of information about the 18th. My third historical novel for kids (A Scalp on the Moon, which I'm working on now) is set in the 17th century.
I said to my husband, "Wow! That means I will have written about four different centuries: the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th!"
He looked at me.
"Deedy, " he said. "Your Izzies are 21st century elves."
He's right.
I guess that makes me a Five Century Writer!
Woo hoo!
Regards,
Dorothea Jensen
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Dizzy and Frizzy are celebrating!
Hooray! Deedy (Dorothea Jensen to you) has made trailers for both our stories! We hope you like them as much as we do!
Love,
Dizzy and Frizzy
Dizzy's Trailer!
Frizzy's Trailer!
Love,
Dizzy and Frizzy
Dizzy's Trailer!
Frizzy's Trailer!
Friday, September 18, 2015
A Trailer for Blizzy!
So happy to tell you that Tizzy is no longer the only Izzy elf with his own trailer.Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) has made one my my story, too.
Now it is only Dizzy and Frizzy whose noses are out of joint.
Hurry up and do theirs, too, Deedy. I hate seeing them so unhappy!
Anyway, here it is!
Blizzy's Trailer
Love,
Blizzy
♡♡♡♡♡
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Tizzy has a Trailer of His Own!
I am so delighted to announce that Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) has FINALLY made a trailer just for my own story, Tizzy, the Christmas Shelf Elf! Take a look!
Now Blizzy, Dizzy, and Frizzy are all acting annoyed and a little jealous that they don't have trailers for their stories. I'm sure Deedy will do theirs soon. I hope. It's getting a bit uncomfortable around here!
Love,
Tizzy
Now Blizzy, Dizzy, and Frizzy are all acting annoyed and a little jealous that they don't have trailers for their stories. I'm sure Deedy will do theirs soon. I hope. It's getting a bit uncomfortable around here!
Love,
Tizzy
Friday, August 28, 2015
PLEASE DON'T TELL THE TABLOIDS!
Ok, ok, we know that we have posted only six of us eight Izzy Elves in underbits. Today we will remedy that omission. Here are the final two, Tizzy and Blizzy.They don't actually know that we are posting this today. We think they are a little bit embarrassed that they are both looking so googoo-eyed. Frankly, we're all a little embarrassed that they are looking so googoo-eyed. But what can we do? They always look like this these days.
Ever since Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) wrote down their stories (Tizzy, the Christmas Shelf Elf and Blizzy, the Worrywart Elf) they are no longer shy or discreet about showing how much they like each other. Or whatever.
The rest of us (that is Bizzy, Frizzy, Fizzy, Dizzy, Whizzy, and Quizzy, who are posting this) think it all happened when each read the story about the other.
After all, here is what appears in Tizzy, the Christmas Shelf Elf, when Tizzy is telling two naughty boys who sneaked downstairs before their parents were up about all the Izzy Elves:
While Blizzy’s the last (she’s my favorite lass)
She fashions the snowflakes that swirl under glass.
And as for Blizzy's story, well the WHOLE THING shows how fond she is of Tizzy, but especially this part:
Then Blizzy smiled happily all to herself
And wondered when she’d see her favorite elf.
This is the year, she thought, when Tizzy might
Take hold of her hand when they danced in the night.
And maybe—that’s maybe—he’d give her a kiss
Beneath the green mistletoe. That would be bliss!
Just thinking of this made her blush like a rose
As she threw back her covers and threw on her clothes.
So we guess that all this "googoo eyes" business is Deedy's fault. After all, she's the one who wrote these "tell-all" stories.
We just hope the tabloids don't get hold of these revealing pictures.
Love,
Bizzy, Frizzy, Fizzy, Dizzy, Whizzy, and Quizzy
Thursday, August 20, 2015
NO FAIR! Deedy didn't show OUR cups (which are way cooler)
Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) just posted her first video blog. While we always enjoy seeing her online (she doesn't get up here to the Izzy Elf Section of the North Pole very often in person), we must confess we are a little disappointed in what she decided to feature in this video blog.
Take a look:
Deedy's First Video Blog
If you look very, very carefully, you can see that on the shelf behind her are OUR cups, or at least those for Tizzy, Blizzy, Dizzy, and Frizzy. We really love those cups. But what did Deedy show???
A cup for her Other Kind of Book: A Buss from Lafayette.
As you know, we Izzy Elves are not Whiners as a rule, but we would like to go on record as saying that Deedy needs to show everybody OUR cups.
They hold coffee just as well as the one with that red-headed girl and Lafayette on it.
So there.
Love from the somewhat frustrated and disappointed Izzies:
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
We FINALLY Got Deedy's Attention! (It's about time.)
Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) has been neglecting us Izzy
Elves shamefully for a long, LONG time. She has been so involved with
her Other Kind of Writing (A Buss from Lafayette, which is historical fiction for kids, whatever THAT is) she has
pretty much ignored us completely!
We pointed out to her that she has not helped us post anything on our Elfblog for almost TWO MONTHS!!
She apologized for all this and said she would do better. We'll see.
Anyway, we read through our blog posts and realized that we have not quite posted all of the Izzy Elves in Underbits Pix. (You might recall that these are sketches by Shayne Hood for a new project she and Deedy - and Dee Dee, actually - are doing.)
So here is another Elf in Underbits: DIZZY!
As some of you know, Dizzy specializes in toys that surprise. Recently, however, he has SUPER-specialized in electronic toys. (He's become very savvy in this type of thing.)
Those of you who have read his story, Dizzy, the Stowaway Elf, know that because of this skill he solved a big problem for Santa, which probably helped S.C. forgive him for stowing away on his sleigh on Christmas Eve. (Although Dizzy himself admits that a boy named Stuart figured out how to make the Virtual Reins work.)
In any case, we are happy that Deedy has finally seen fit to help us out on our blog.
Thanks for checking in!
Much love,
We pointed out to her that she has not helped us post anything on our Elfblog for almost TWO MONTHS!!
She apologized for all this and said she would do better. We'll see.
Anyway, we read through our blog posts and realized that we have not quite posted all of the Izzy Elves in Underbits Pix. (You might recall that these are sketches by Shayne Hood for a new project she and Deedy - and Dee Dee, actually - are doing.)
So here is another Elf in Underbits: DIZZY!
Those of you who have read his story, Dizzy, the Stowaway Elf, know that because of this skill he solved a big problem for Santa, which probably helped S.C. forgive him for stowing away on his sleigh on Christmas Eve. (Although Dizzy himself admits that a boy named Stuart figured out how to make the Virtual Reins work.)
In any case, we are happy that Deedy has finally seen fit to help us out on our blog.
Thanks for checking in!
Much love,
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