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Dorothea Graham Jensen
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Tizzy, the Christmas Shelf Elf
Children's Books
Author Insight
The Izzies Take On a Life of Their Own
I had no plan to write other Izzy Elf stories beyond this one. It wasn't until I wrote the verse in this excerpt that other Izzies started taking shape in my mind. When I tried every letter in the alphabet to see if pairing it with —izzy seemed meaningful, some names popped out at me. Voila: Whizzy (obviously speedy); Fizzy and Dizzy (must make exciting presents); Bizzy (obviously a take charge kind of guy), Frizzy (a dolly hairdresser), Blizzy (making snow globes seemed a perfect match). It was after writing this bit that I overheard my grandson explain to his younger brother that I had elves inside my head who told me what to write!
Book Excerpt
Tizzy, the Christmas Shelf Elf
The elf said, “I’m Tizzy,” a tear in his eye,
Gazing up at O’s face (which was elf-stories high).
“That’s an odd kind of name, isn’t it?” Alex said.
Hearing this, Tizzy’s face turned a Santa Suit Red.
“Every elf in our section has that kind of name.
S. C. makes them up; it's a kind of a game.
There’s Whizzy, who rushes around, always scurries.
He probably packed me, in one of his flurries.
Now, Fizzy and Dizzy—they both specialize
In holiday treats and in toys that surprise:
Hand buzzers and squirt guns and magical rings,
Jacks in the boxes and those sorts of things.
Then Bizzy, of course, is S. C.’s right hand man
He bosses the others whenever he can.
Quizzy makes puzzles and games—quite a trick!
She turns them out cleverly. My, she is quick!
Our Frizzy’s the resident expert up there
At cutting and curling the Christmas dolls’ hair.
While Blizzy’s the last (she’s my favorite lass)
She fashions the snowflakes that swirl under glass.”
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