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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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!

#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

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.

Deedy's Newsletter Signup

Here's a sample of this audiobook, to whet your appetite for Christmas fun.

Frizzy's Audiobook Excerpt

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

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

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

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

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
 

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