Who feels like a singalong? Hurry up - practice your breathing, get your vocal chords warmed up!! Ready? - Right, this is the Oddie theme tune and a catchy little number at that! If you want to hear it to music go to the games section of www.oddieworld.com and turn up your speakers!!

Okay - I'll count you in....one....two....three

'Where Do All The Odd Socks Go?'

Where do all the odd socks go?
Listen up its in the tune
Far away behind the moon
Oddieworld is where the odd socks go?

Where do all the odd socks go?
When they’ve finished with your toes?
With Witchie, Fairy and Wizzo
Oddieworld is where the odd socks go

When you put the powder in the washing machine
Discover an adventure while you make your clothes clean

Where do all the odd socks go?
They’re not like your other clothes
They say goodbye they say hello!
Oddieworld is where the odd socks go

Every day you hear the whirring washing sound
Close the door and all the clothes spin round and round

Oddies!! Oddies!! Oddies!! Oddies!!

So if there are some bubbles and a magic swirl
You’ll know your sock has flown through space to Oddieworld

Where do all the odd socks go?
The story started long ago
They go round fast they go round slow
Oddieworld is where the odd socks go

Where do all the odd socks go?
Listen up its in the tune
Far away behind the moon
Oddieworld is where….
Oddieworld is where the odd socks go.

Have Fun!

Dan.

New Books!! Check out these new additions to 'The Oddies' series!! They're both available now and can be ordered through the website!! - www.oddieworld.com (What are you still doing here?!)

Wrestler Oddie - He might look mean but Wrestler Oddie is on a mission to help Wizzo survive the dastardly tag-team of Witchy and Robber Oddie! But is Wizzo strong enough for this rumble in the tumble(dryer) - a bit vague I know!! A must for all young wrestling fans - and anyone who's ever doubted that wrestling is anything but real!!

Rainbow Oddie - When all the color is stolen from Queen Oddies' castle Rainbow Oddie is on hand to work her Rainbow magic! But with Queen Oddie a hard customer to please and Wizzo sticking his wand in where it's not wanted this quickly starts to resemble a bad episode of Changing Rooms!! Can Rainbow rally the troops and get the royal residence looking fit for a Queen?! Take a look!!

Have Fun!

Dan.

Meet the ... author!! This Ladies and Gentlemen is none other than Grant Slatter, creator of 'The Oddies', himself!! And even though you can't see his feet I guarantee he's sporting a pair of odd socks!!

Grant first dreamt up the odd sock utopia of Oddieworld and its colorful inhabitants to quench his own children's desire for new and exciting stories. Grant's children enjoyed his stories so much that they encouraged him to share his characters with others - and so 'The Oddies' was born.

If you fancy getting your hands on some signed Oddies books why not come along to 'The Spirit of Christmas Show' from the 1st-5th of November (see below) where Grant will be signing books and answering questions on all things Oddie!!

Have Fun!

Dan

Take a look at Oddieworld!! Give the map a click for a larger image.
Where would you like to live?? Among the lush greenery of the Oddie Orchard or are you more likely to feel at home in the dark dank Verruca Woods? Myself? Well I'm a bit squeamish around ugly feet - if you saw my sister's you'd understand! So I'd definitely try and stay on Good Oddie Island - whether or not Fairy would let me stay or not is another story!!

The exact location of the planet Oddieworld is a big secret, I don't even know! In fact I'm not even sure Grant, creator of the Oddies, is that sure himself. Unless you're an Oddie there's not much chance of finding out either. But if you do happen to look up and notice an Odd sock whizzing into space on its way to Oddieworld try and catch a glimpse of where it's heading!!

Have Fun!
Dan

Fancy meeting Grant Slatter, creator of 'The Oddies', in person? As well as me and the rest of 'The Oddies' team of course!! Why not come along to the Spirit of Christmas Fair?? It's running from the 1st-5th of November at London Olympia. As well as 'The Oddies' (as if that wasn't enough!) there are loads of fun gift and foody Christmas ideas!! You're guaranteed to emerge cinnamon scented and feeling fuzzy!! Scrooges need not apply! www.spiritofchristmasfair.co.uk

Have Fun!
Dan

Meet Fairy, Witchy and Wizzo - I'll leave you to figure out which one's which! This family of socks were the first inhabitants of the planet Oddieworld and quickly split it into two factions; Good and Bad Oddie island!!

Witchy - Naughty to the core. Witchy whips around Oddieworld on her broomstick causing mischief everywhere she goes!! Founder of Bunion Town, home to all the bad Oddies (with the exception of the Pirates who prefer to stay afloat) Witchy's delightful neighborhood includes Pus Pond and Callus Caves - Yum!!

Fairy - Witchy's sister, Fairy, is her opposite in every way! Fairy has made it her mission to keep the peace in Oddieworld and she regularly conjures up visitors to help her foil Witchy's cunning plans!

Wizzo - The Father of Fairy and Witchy doesn't share their natural magical ability! In fact his clumsy attempts at magic often make bad situations a lot worse! Full of good intentions Wizzo should retire from all this wand waving business - the problem is everyone else realises it except him!!

To read more about the three founding members of Oddieworld and their exciting journey to this far flung planet check out the first story in the series - 'The Story Of Oddieworld' available through the webpage at www.oddieworld.com

Have Fun!
Dan

Firstly welcome!! Hello, how are you? Nice to make your acquaintance!! Etc. Right, pleasantries done with, what's this all about I hear you cry!!(humor me.)

Well for the most part my intentions are to make all you good people aware of a series of children's books I am lucky enough to be involved in. The Oddies!! You may have heard of them and if you hadn't then now you have - which is kinda the point of this blog.
Mission accomplished - bye!

Or maybe not...

The series is really great for young readers, in fact your kids may have already used them at school as part of 'Read With Me Week' - not sure what I'm talking about? Look here - www.readwithme.co.uk
and get your kids school/nursery/library/Cubs/Brownies/Rainbows/Beavers etc involved!! Really any group that revolves around educating and entertaining kids can take part for free!! And at the end of it there's a chance for them to become published authors - fame and fortune here they come!

Hmmm, what else?? Keep checking back to keep up to date with all things Oddie, I aim to put up some character profiles and story info to tantalise your tastebuds!! In the meantime take a look at the website - www.oddieworld.com where there are loads of games and activities for your kids to enjoy in a safe environment as well as loads of info about the books!!

Have Fun!
Dan.