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Tizz Series: Long-running series for younger readers about Tracy and her pony Tizz and brother Don.
1) TIZZ (CHILDRENS PRESS [USA] 1955) ILLUSTRATED BY DWIGHT MUTCHLER SUMMARY: Her grandma gives Tracy a little palomino pony as a present to help her overcome her shyness. It is the start of a long friendship between Tracey and Tizz, the pony.
2) TIZZ TAKES A TRIP (CHILDRENS PRESS [USA] 1956) ILLUSTRATED BY DWIGHT MUTCHLER SUMMARY: Tracy and Tizz help brother Don on his paper-route.
3) TIZZ PLAYS SANTA CLAUS (CHILDRENS PRESS [USA] 1957) ILLUSTRATED BY DWIGHT MUTCHLER SUMMARY: Tizz gets into the spirit of Christmas by dressing as Santa Claus to visit a sick girl, going carol singing and playing the donkey in the school play!
4) TIZZ AND COMPANY (CHILDRENS PRESS [USA] 1958) ILLUSTRATED BY KEITH MUTCHLER SUMMARY: Don hatches up a money making scheme involving Tizz!
5) TIZZ IS A COW PONY (CHILDRENS PRESS [USA] 1961) ILLUSTRATED BY SUSANNE SUBA SUMMARY: Tracy, Don and Tizz visit their uncle's ranch in Colorado. There, Tizz learns to herd cattle.
6) TIZZ ON A PACK TRIP (CHILDRENS PRESS [USA] 1961) ILLUSTRATED BY SUSANNE SUBA SUMMARY: Still staying on the ranch, Don goes off with Tizz on a pack trip to Glacier National Park, whilst Tracy stays at behind and learns to ride the big horse Frosty.
7) TIZZ ON A HORSE FARM (CHILDRENS PRESS [USA] 1964) ILLUSTRATED BY HILDEGARDE LEHMANN SUMMARY: Tracy, Don and Tizz visit a thoroughbred horse farm where they see foals being born and racehorses being trained.
8) TIZZ IN CACTUS COUNTRY (CHILDRENS PRESS [USA] 1964) ILLUSTRATED BY HILDEGARDE LEHMANN SUMMARY: Tracy and Don have moved to a new home in Arizona. Don feels left our as he has no friends or a horse of his own. Then a stray horse appears…
9) TIZZ ON A TRAIL RIDE (CHILDRENS PRESS [USA] 1966) ILLUSTRATED BY HILDEGARDE LEHMANN SUMMARY: Tracy, Don and Tizz go on a long trail ride to San Antonio in Texas.
10) TIZZ IN TEXAS (CHILDRENS PRESS [USA] 1966) ILLUSTRATED BY HILDEGARDE LEHMANN SUMMARY: The children reach the end of their trail ride at the San Antonio Stock Show. There, Tizz is in the parade and Don looks for a horse to buy.
11) TIZZ AT THE STAMPEDE (CHILDRENS PRESS [USA] 1968) ILLUSTRATED BY HILDEGARDE LEHMANN SUMMARY: The family are visiting friends in Canada for the Calgary Stampede, but Tracy has trouble getting along with Sheila who is a tomboy.
12) TIZZ IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES (CHILDRENS PRESS [USA] 1968) ILLUSTRATED BY HILDEGARDE LEHMANN SUMMARY: The family and Tizz go hiking in the Rockies.
13) TIZZ AT THE FIESTA (CHILDRENS PRESS [USA] 1970) ILLUSTRATED BY HILDEGARDE LEHMANN SUMMARY: Tracy, Don and Tizz go to Mexico to visit their grandparents and take part in the Fiesta.
14) TIZZ SOUTH OF THE B0RDER (CHILDRENS PRESS [USA] 1971) ILLUSTRATED BY HILDEGARDE LEHMANN SUMMARY: Whilst on a riding trip in Mexico, an old man takes Tizz, mistaking her for his burro.
Collector's Info: All the titles are quite easy to find in the USA and usually low cost. Quite hard to find elsewhere, although some titles can be bought cheaply from the USA via Amazon UK.
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