Buy it today and receive a free autographed Odyssey Poster/Map with your purchase. A full color poster on one side, and a map of the Mediterranean world on the other, this 16″x20″ map shows where, according to scholars’ best guesses, all 42 episodes of The Odyssey took place.
Epics and Children’s Downloads for Christmas. Explore Odds Bodkin’s Shop for last minute storytelling gifts like The Odyssey: An Epic Telling (four hours) for older kids and teens, The Little Proto Trilogy for the 4-6 year olds in your life, or Beowulf: The Only One for adults who love a classic yarn.
All told with live character voices, music and sounds .
Save today on the magical storytelling of Odds Bodkin, all on a flash drive. Voices. Original music. Amazing vocal effects. Classic tales. Award-winning titles.
9 full-length storytelling albums for kids ages 4-7. Includes three movie-length Little Proto dinosaur adventures with songs. Explore here.
19 full-length storytelling albums for all ages. Includes The Odyssey, Beowulf Live, David and Goliath and many others. Explore here.
Special bonus: For Odyssey listeners, an autographed Odyssey Adventure Map with all 42 of Odysseus’s adventures across the Mediterranean world.
Odds Bodkin’s Complete Works. 19 full-length storytelling albums for all ages plus 7 original music compositions and Odds’ 13,000-line epic high fantasy poem, The Water Mage’s Daughter. Explore here.
Special bonus: For Odyssey listeners, an autographed Odyssey Adventure Map with all 42 of Odysseus’s adventures across the Mediterranean world.
Last year Mike repaired my snowblower, and this year he came back, just yesterday, to fix the generator. It now runs like a dream and so here in New Hampshire, I’m finally ready for winter. If you lose power and it’s twenty below, with no furnace going, the water pipes freeze in the walls and burst.
“You know that story you gave me?” he asked. “My kids love it. Every time we get in the car, they want to hear it. Even I like it. The other copy’s in my wife’s car.”
I wasn’t sure what story I’d given him. “Which story was that?”
“Little Proto. They really like Ankles. ‘Play the Ankles part’ they say. You gave me those CDs, remember?”
I hadn’t remembered but did now. “Which story was it?” I asked, having made three Little Proto dinosaur recordings for young kids.
“The one about Magnolia Island.”
Ah, I thought, that was the first one. “How old are your kids?”
“Three and five.”
“Have they heard the other two?”
“You mean there are others?”
“Yeah. Better than the first one, in my opinion. Hang on, I’ll see if I can find them.”
I headed inside and upstairs. Might as well give Mike CDs for his kids. T-Rex Adventure is my favorite, with King Geoffrey the Rex and Old Wrinkles the Triceratops doing their grumpy old men thing while rescuing Proto. I found the two CDs, one with a cracked case but with a playable CD inside (we just sell digital versions these days) and gave them to him.
“My kids are gonna freak out,” he said, smiling and taking them.
“Play the one with the T-Rex on the cover first,” I advised. “It’s really funny in places. You’ll meet Bump. He’s a fun character, like Ankles. Volcano’s Fire is the third story, where Proto’s growing up.”
“Wow, thanks.”
“You’re welcome. Enjoy them.”
Later, at work inside, I heard the generator humming and went to the garage. Mike was finishing up. “I’ll get some ethanol-free gas up in Goshen like you recommended,” I said.
“Makes a huge difference with engines like these.”
“Okay, great. What do I owe you?”
He’d been at the house for over an hour. I was expecting a hundred, maybe a hundred and fifty dollars for the service, since he’d also gotten the snow blower’s drive belts back on. In winter, the snowblower ranks up there with the generator.
“Make it fifty,” he said.
I looked at him.
“Hey,” he said. “You gave me two CDs. My kids are gonna freak out.”
The New York Times calls Odds Bodkin “a consummate storyteller.” Now you can introduce your young child to this master talesman’s award-winning classic albums of gentle nature tales, Little Proto musical dinosaur adventures, American tall tales, rollicking fairy tales and Far East wisdom stories. Perfect for ages 4-7.
Live music on 12-string guitars, Celtic harp, alto recorder, piano and other instruments flavors each audio tale, adding to his fun voices and natural vocal sound effects. Enrich your child’s imagination and character with these award-winning audios. Listen together, talk about them and grow your child’s mind. You’ll enjoy them, too!
The Adventures of Little Proto: A Musical Dinosaur Story
Little Proto’s T-Rex Adventure: A Musical Dinosaur Story
Little Proto and the Volcano’s Fire: A Musical Dinosaur Story
The Teacup Fairy: Very Old Tales for Very Young Children
The Evergreens: Gentle Tales of Nature
With Twinkle in your Eye: Funny Folktales from Everywhere
Rip Roarin’ Paul Bunyan Tales
The Winter Cherries: Holiday Tales from Around the World
The Blossom Tree: Tales from the Far East
All albums in mp3 format. All with original cover art.
If you’re going to an Odds Bodkin show this season, consider leaving with an EPIC DRIVE, a BEGINNER DRIVE or a MASTER DRIVE. Credit cards accepted via Square.com.
Downloadable Myths, Epics, Folktales and More…Starting at $.99
Original music
The Odyssey: An Epic Telling
The Wise Little Girl: Tales of the Feminine
Beowulf: The Only One
David and Goliath
Paul Bunyan Tall Tales
The Little Proto Dinosaur Trilogy
And many other unforgettable titles by Odds Bodkin. Use PayPal for instant downloads! Great for vacation listening!
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A SUMMER’S WORTH OF AUDIO STORIES
Smart parents across America are choosing Odds Bodkin’s Master Drive for inspiring vacation travel listening for their kids. The “consummate storyteller” (The New York Times) offers twenty-five hours of vivid tales from around the world, scored live with original acoustic music.
And it all comes on a flash drive. Plug it in and load age-coded folktales, fairy tales, myths and epic stories onto your kids’ devices. They’ll love it.
The Collected Works of Odds Bodkin on a flash drive. 25 hours of audio storytelling and music, plus a 555-page epic poem for adult readers, with glossary.
“After sending the email, I wished I had written more. My daughter and I still listen to Little Proto 8 years later ( she’s 18 and I am 61!). We are both thrilled to have more works to surprise and inspire us cross-country…I have tried listening to other books on tape and find my mind wandering after 5 minutes. On the other hand, I am mesmerized by every word and sound on your recordings. I think seeing you perform in person helped fuel our admiration.”
—An Odds Bodkin Listener
Become your own Master of Family Stories! One Master Drive allows you to load any of Odds Bodkin’s storytelling albums onto your children’s media players, or into your car system. All age-coded for appropriate listening, ages four to adult. Includes great tales for teens!
