Hi everyone! It's been a very busy week or so, with lots of sewing and writing to do! There was some excitement too, though. This parcel arrived from my lovely friend, Ted! I couldn't wait to see what was inside! The parcel was even bigger than me! There were in fact lots of great things in it. A letter from Ted, a game called "Silly Odd Socks", a new pen, and a beautiful little knitted dress! I had to try my new dress on straight away! This is the first time I've ever been given any clothes (despite lots of hints to M!) I felt as excited as Dobby from Harry Potter did when he got given a sock! M says it's a little bit small for me at the back, but no one will know if I don't turn round! Did I mention sewing? Ah yes, this week I was busy creating my new sister. Here we are, together on Oscar's knee watching the TV. This was our last night together. And here she is again, all excited about getting posted to the USA, to live with her new family. I've also been helping M to format my next book in the Odd Sock Adventure series. So watch this space! Another book should be out soon! And more exciting things arrived in the post today! A postcard from my dear friend, Sally, and M's tickets for our September trip to Lundy Island in North Devon. I've heard M talking about Lundy, and it sounds like an amazing place to visit! I can't wait! Right, better get back to work. Bye for now! Love Odd xxx
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Hi everyone! This was me a week ago, sunning myself at a campsite in St.David's, Pemrokeshire (in South Wales). We were camping right by the seaside for a few nights, next to this little harbour. M and her husband were there to climb the sea cliffs... Here's M's husband climbing last Tuesday. (M seems to like sending him up first, which seems very sensible to me!) We also managed to go and look at the beautiful cathedral there. Anyway, today's exciting news is that it's time for our BOOK LAUNCH PRIZE DRAW! We were surprised by how many entries we had, and I am feeling in great demand as a cuddly toy at the moment! I wrote all the names onto little pieces of paper, which I then folded in four before placing them into a big cap. I then shook the cap up, and picked out a name. (Actually, one piece of paper jumped out of the cap while I was shaking it up, so I decided that one must be the winner!) For those of you without really good eyesight (or a magnifying glass), the winner is... *drum roll* NATALIE!!! Now I know Natalie told M that if she won she wanted her prize donating to our young author friend Jourden. (Who is recovering from a recent car accident, and who has always been my number one fan!) So WELL DONE JOURDEN!!! Your prize will be on its way soon! (Once I've finished off the more fiddly sewing bits!) (Sorry Pete Bear, it looks like I'm not going to be able to get to do a crafty body switch so that I can come and visit you in Australia.) Bye for now! Love Odd xxx
Hi everyone! I've been away on another adventure, and a new blogpost is long overdue! Sorry about that... If any of you want to win your very own cuddly toy ME, then there is still time to enter our Book Launch competition above. We will be drawing the winner on July 21st. Straight after our Free Book Promotion, I travelled with M to Nottinghamshire, to Sherwood Forest! I was very excited about going there, as I love hearing stories about Robin Hood, and he lived there! First M went to a family wedding, and kindly let me tag along. That was also exciting, as I'd never been to a wedding before! The puddings were incredible! The tables had lots of pretty sweet jars on, which I thought was a great idea! (M only let me bring home one jar of them though, sadly.) I meet this very big dog statue. And I thought this wedding car was amazing! After the wedding, I stayed on with M and we explored the area. We visited several different estates in Sherwood Forest, including Rufford, which is now a Country Park, cared for by the local council. This is the remaining part of the big country house that stood in the grounds there. And this is part of the display in the cellar of the old house. It had been part of an old Cistercian Abbey that stood on the site in earlier times. Rufford estate now has a sculpture park too, so I made friends with this happy gentleman and his very large apple! The next day we went to Clumber Park, which has a wonderfully restored garden area, where fruit, vegetables and flowers for the house were grown. The house itself has sadly been completely demolished now. The gardens were beautiful, and I kept stopping to pose for photographs by different flowers! Later on we popped over to look at Thoresby Hall. This is the only country house still left standing in the Sherwood estates, and is now run as a big hotel. On our final day, we first visited the tiny village of Wellow. M's family used to come from here, and this is a picture of me with the maypole. Then we went to the other end of the Rufford estate, and I finally got to explore Robin Hood's forest a bit more! Buster and I collected lots of new books to read about Robin and the Sherwood Forest estates. (We even got M to buy us a lovely new book of poems!) So now I'm back home again, and planning my next adventures! Billy's big summer holiday will start next weekend, so all of the Top of the Wardrobe Gang are looking forward to spending lots more time playing with him! Bye for now Love, Odd xxx Hi everyone Today I want to do a VERY special blog post for my wonderful young human author friend Jourden. I will let you read the following post from "MotherDaughterBookReviews.com", so that you will understand why this is so important to me, M and the whole of the Top of the Wardrobe Gang. Jourden's accident happened while M and I were in Scotland, and all we could do at the time was to parcel up a friend and a card, and to keep our fingers and paws crossed that she was going to be OK. If you are able to help by entering the giveaway "Rafflecopter", then you will find details of it in the link at the end. You will also find active links there for all web addresses mentioned. (Kids - please ask an adult for permission before entering or purchasing anything.) We LOVE you Jourden, please get better soon! Love Odd xxx Mother Daughter Book Reviews is pleased to be coordinating this Book Blast on behalf of author Jourden Cleghorn who writes under the pen name of Teddy O'Malley. Jourden was recently involved in a serious automobile accident resulting in severe injuries just days after her new book, Destiny and Faith Go To Twincentric Academy, was published in May 2014. The indie author community has come together to support this young author/illustrator during this challenging time. Please read below to see what you can do to help in a small way. About the Book Title: Destiny and Faith Go To Twincentric Academy | Author: Teddy O'Malley | Publication Date:May 11, 2014 | Publisher: Independent | Pages: 62 | Recommended Ages: 6 to 10 Summary: Destiny and Faith are going into second grade and their mom has a great idea. She's going to send them to a school for twins! They're not sure whether to be excited or terrified. Come join them and see what happens! The Buzz "Anyone who's tried to buy a book or birthday card for a child who isn't white will know how few are available. Golden hair and blue eyes rule. I was delighted by Destiny and Faith, who are mixed race/bi-racial, perfect for some children very close to me. However, let me quickly say that this is a story for allchildren. A school for twins is such a great idea and Destiny and Faith's adventures have a universal message about friendship and learning how to get along with each other. This would also be a good book for actual twins as some of the issues that arise in twin relationships come up in the story." ~ 5 Star Review, Mary Josephina Cade, Amazon "I just finished reading this book. I got it for my daughter and decided to read it myself. It is so ORIGINAL and totally ADORABLE! A MUST READ for young children looking to read their FIRST CHAPTER BOOK! My daughter LOVES it!! I highly recommend this book!! " ~ 5 Star Review, radams, Amazon "A great story for young girls, with lots of fun dialogue. Accompanied throughout by black and white drawings. These capture the body language and expressions of the different characters perfectly. Looking forward to more in the Destiny and Faith series." ~ 5 Star Review, M.J. Kinsman, Amazon About the Author: Teddy O'Malley Jourden Cleghorn, who writes and illustrates children’s books under the pen nameTeddy O' Malley, was born in in Saint Louis, Missouri. She has traveled all over the United States and enjoys learning about new things and other cultures. She dreams of visiting a foreign country. She has enjoyed studying Spanish, German, and now Italian as well. Jourden paired her language skills with pictures of puppies to write Tell Me How You Say Good Night, a bedtime story. And a childhood friendship with a biracial girl named Hope influenced Jourden to make the Destiny and Faith characters biracial in her series about twins. Many of her books include a thread about friendship and acceptance of others. Jourden previously worked part time as a nurse assistant helping the disabled and elderly. How You Can Help If you should choose to enter the giveaway below (open worldwide), you will see an option to earn 10 extra entries in the giveaway by purchasing a copy of Teddy O'Malley's latest book, Destiny and Faith Go ToTwincentric Academy from Amazon for only 99 cents. I hope you will consider helping out the author in this small way. On Thursday, May 15, 2014, Jourden was the passenger in a small car when a much larger truck turned in front of them. She suffered severe injuries as a result of this accident including a cracked sternum, punctured lung, broken arm, and broken foot. Unforutnately, the nature and severity of Jourden's injuries have limited her ability to promote her books effectively. I was very moved when I was approached by a member of the Facebook group, "Fun-tastic Children’s Books " (of which Jourden is an active member) to help this young author. This wonderful group took it upon themselves to promote Jourden’s books on herbehalf. They bought, reviewed, tweeted and shared her books throughout social media and are sponsoring (along with MDBR) the giveaway below. Of note, during her recovery, Jourden found the inspiration for another children’s book. It will be about a child recovering from a car crash and having to cope with learning to write with the opposite hand, and other hardships that must be overcome during the healing process. Jourden usually writes with her right hand, but plans to illustrate the book using her left. She wants to show that hardships can be overcome if one does not give up. * $50 Book Blast Giveaway * Prize: $50 Amazon Gift Card or PayPal cash (winner’s choice) Contest ends: July 30, 11:59 pm, 2014 Open: Internationally How to enter: Please enter using the Rafflecopter widget in the link below. Terms and Conditions: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. A winner will be randomly drawn through the Rafflecopter widget and will be contacted by email within 48 hours after the giveaway ends. The winner will then have 72 hours to respond. If the winner does not respond within 72 hours, a new draw will take place for a new winner. Odds of winning will vary depending on the number of eligible entries received. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. This giveaway is sponsored by author PJ LaRue/Fun-tastic Children’s Books and Mother Daughter Book Reviews, and is hosted andmanaged by Renee from Mother Daughter Book Reviews. If you have any additional questions – feel free to send an email to Renee MotherDaughterBookReviews. Copyright © 2014 Mother Daughter Book Reviews, All rights reserved.
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