Frizzy, the S.A.D. Elf — Dorothea Jensen

The Winner of a Santa Choice Award and the first prize winning children's book in the the first ever Red City Review Book Awards! The Santa's Izzy Elves stories are not your usual picture books: older kids who are Shel Silverstein fans will enjoy them, too! Although these stories echo the famous 19th century poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas", Santa's Izzy Elves are definitely 21st century, with electronic devices galore in their North Pole workshop! In this fourth story of the series, Frizzy, one of Santa's Izzy Elves, styles the hair of Christmas dollies, but misses them dreadfully when Santa takes them away on Christmas Eve. (She suffers from S.A.D.: Seasonal Affection Distress.) Frizzy decides she needs to change her job so she doesn't get so attached to the toys she works on. She starts making something completely different but soon finds that her plan isn't going to work out exactly as she intended! “...a highly original and wonderfully developed children's book...appeal[s] to…girls and boys alike…a memorable Christmas story for children that is so good…it will be enjoyed year round.” 5 Stars - Red City Review