Eric Ode - author, poet, and songwriter

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=123 BGCOLOR="#CC0000" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eric Ode author, poet, and songwriter"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="author_visits.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="School Author Visits"><U>School Visits</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="music_programs_for_libraries.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Music programs for libraries by children"><U>Library Visits</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="virtual_visit.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Free Virtual Author Visits for Schools"><U>Virtual Visits</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="concerts_and_events.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concerts and Events by Eric Ode"><U>The Calendar</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="catalog.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books, Poetry, and Music for Kids"><U>Books & Music</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="poetry_resources_for_teachers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poetry Resources for Teachers"><U>For Teachers</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="for_kids.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fun for Kids"><U>For Kids</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="poems.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poems!"><U>Poems</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="eric_ode_quotes.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats all the fun about?"><U>Quotes</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:info@ericode.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@ericode.com"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="753" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 382 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="14b6b0580.jpg" border=0 width="432" height="88" ALT="Eric Ode" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Author - Poet - Songwriter - Music Entertainer for Kids</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="516" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#262626" BORDERCOLORDARK="#262626" FRAME="BELOW" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 158 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="catalog.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books, Poetry, and Music for Kids"><U><IMG SRC="15f29e980.jpg" border=0 width="158" height="152" ALT="4 books and cd" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="program_options.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Music and Poetry Program for Kids and Ed"><U><IMG SRC="14846d760.jpg" border=0 width="109" height="118" ALT="school author visits link" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="concerts_and_events.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concerts and Events by Eric Ode"><U><IMG SRC="14826f6f0.jpg" border=0 width="111" height="111" ALT="concerts and events" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="poetry_resources_for_teachers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poetry Resources for Teachers"><U><IMG SRC="a245a3b0.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="59" ALT="author visits for schools" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 47 WIDTH="160"><div> <A HREF="catalog.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books, Poetry, and Music for Kids"><U><B>Our Online Store:</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="catalog.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books, Poetry, and Music for Kids"><U><B>Books, CDs, etc.</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="123"><div> <A HREF="program_options.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Music and Poetry Program for Kids and Ed"><U><B>Author Visits & Music Programs</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="128"><div> <A HREF="concerts_and_events.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concerts and Events by Eric Ode"><U><B>Concerts & Events Calendar</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="105"><div> <A HREF="poetry_resources_for_teachers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poetry Resources for Teachers"><U><B>Resources for Teachers</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="220" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="signup.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsletter SignUp"><U><B>JOIN THE MAILING LIST</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="13f0cf780.jpg" border=0 width="207" height="376" ALT="Eric Ode author poet songwriter" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="759" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 679 WIDTH="753"><div> Hi! I'm Eric Ode, an author, songwriter, and poet for kids and families. I'm glad you stopped by! Here you can learn about my <A HREF="music_and_poetry_programs_for_schools.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Author Visits for Schools"><U>author visit assemblies</U></A> and workshops for schools and my music and poetry <A HREF="music_programs_for_libraries.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Music programs for libraries by children"><U>programs for libraries</U></A>. You can check out my schedule for upcoming <A HREF="concerts_and_events.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concerts and Events by Eric Ode"><U>concerts and events</U></A>, read a few <A HREF="poems.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poems!"><U>poems</U></A>, and take a peek at my <A HREF="catalog.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books, Poetry, and Music for Kids"><U>books and CDs</U></A>. Those links to the left take you to other pages in my children's music and poetry web site. And below are more music and poetry links for kids. Enjoy! Oh, and while you're here, <A HREF="mailto:eric@ericode.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:eric@ericode.com"><U>drop me an email</U></A>. I'd look forward to hearing from you!  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><A HREF="eric_ode_s_poetry_writing_credits.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Writing Credits"><U><IMG SRC="156f7d100.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="16" ALT="writing credits link" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="751" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 210 ><NOBR><div> <B>What's New?</B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="735" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 175 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="catalog_sea_star_wishes_poems_from_the_coast.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books, Poetry, and Music for Kids"><U><B><IMG SRC="16236a830.jpg" border=0 width="106" height="131" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="121"><div> <B>Sea Star Wishes</B></div> <div> From Sasquatch Books, here's Eric's newest poetry collection. Illustrated by Erik Brooks.</div> <div> <A HREF="catalog_sea_star_wishes_poems_from_the_coast.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books, Poetry, and Music for Kids"><U>More information</U></A><A HREF="catalog_sea_star_wishes_poems_from_the_coast.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books, Poetry, and Music for Kids"><U>.</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1599856f0.jpg" border=0 width="133" height="111" ALT="dan the taxi man book cover" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="123"><div> <B>Dan, </B></div> <div> <B>the Taxi Man</B></div> <div> Climb inside while you still can! New from Kane Miller with illustrations by Kent Culotta.</div> <div> <A HREF="catalog_dan_the_taxi_man.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books, Poetry, and Music for Kids"><U>More information</U></A>.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="catalog_when_you_re_a_pirate_dog_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books, Poetry, and Music for Kids"><U><B><IMG SRC="1546647e0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="126" ALT="When You're a Pirate Dog and Other Pirate Poems" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="125"><div> <B>Pirate Poems!</B></div> <div> High-seas hilarity, published by Pelican Publishing and illustrated by Jim Harris.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="catalog_when_you_re_a_pirate_dog_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books, Poetry, and Music for Kids"><U>More information.</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="736" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#000000" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 311 WIDTH="236"><div> <B>Free Skype Visit!</B></div> <div> Your classroom can enjoy a <B>free </B>virtual author visit from Eric Ode.</div> <div>  <A HREF="virtual_visit___free_virtual_author_visits__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Free Virtual Author Visits for Schools"><U>Here are the details</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="virtual_visit.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Free Virtual Author Visits for Schools"><U><IMG SRC="15cee9bd0.jpg" border=0 width="233" height="189" ALT="free virtual author classroom visit" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC WIDTH="236"><div> <A HREF="catalog_seven_clever_pirates__cd__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books, Poetry, and Music for Kids"><U><IMG SRC="144d87790.jpg" border=0 width="135" height="121" ALT="pirate cd cover" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> BIG NEWS <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Impact" >for</FONT></div> <div> Seven Clever Pirates!</div> <div> <B>A Parents' Choice Silver Award </B></div> <div> plus...</div> <div> A <B>Starred Review</B> (<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Wingdings" >«</FONT>) from <I>School Library Journal</I>!</div> <div> <A HREF="catalog_seven_clever_pirates__cd__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books, Poetry, and Music for Kids"><U>Click here to learn more</U></A>.</div> <div> <A HREF="pirate_slideshow.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Seven Clever Pirates slideshow"><U>Click here for a fun slideshow!</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="240"><div> <B>Reading Night Concerts!</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Are you looking to create a fun family literacy celebration night? Eric's family reading night concerts are high-participation events.</FONT> <A HREF="music_and_poetry_programs_for_schools_family_reading_night_concerts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Author Visits for Schools"><U>Click here to learn more</U></A>.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="music_and_poetry_programs_for_schools.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Author Visits for Schools"><U><IMG SRC="d6890bc0.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="188" ALT="eric ode school billboard" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="738" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#CC6600" BORDERCOLORDARK="#CC9922" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 302 WIDTH="362"><div> <B><IMG SRC="155e5cd40.jpg" border=0 width="348" height="212" ALT="free books for schools" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Educators: </B>With every <A HREF="music_and_poetry_programs_for_schools.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Author Visits for Schools"><U>author visi</U></A><A HREF="music_and_poetry_programs_for_schools.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Author Visits for Schools"><U>t</U></A>, your school library receives over $57.00 worth of <B>free </B>books and music.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC99 WIDTH="376"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B>Educators:</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>I would like to help you get your students excited about writing. Please click the image below for a brief message regarding <A HREF="author_visits.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="School Author Visits"><U><B>author visits</B></U></A><B> </B>for schools.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="slideshow.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="author visit slideshow quicktime"><U><IMG SRC="15d943f10.jpg" border=0 width="323" height="241" ALT="author visit slideshow message" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 HEIGHT= 255 WIDTH="362"><div> <B><IMG SRC="15c4446a0.jpg" border=0 width="68" height="106" ALT="and the crowd goes wild cover" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="159d456a0.jpg" border=0 width="69" height="106" ALT="when granny won olympic gold book cover" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="0">TWO NEW SPORTS ANTHOLOGIES!</B></div> <div> For your favorite sports fans, here are two new anthologies celebrating every sport from swimming to soccer to skiing. Eric wrote the title poem for <I><B>When Granny Won Olympic Gold</B></I> (A&C Black, created by <B>Graham Denton</B>) and contributed the poem <I><B>Tennis Without a Net</B></I> for the new Friesen Press collection <I><B>And the Crowd Goes Wild</B></I>. Jump in! You'll also find poems by <B>Paul Cookson</B>, <B>J. Patrick Lewis</B>, <B>Kenn Nesbitt</B>, <B>Linda Knaus</B>, <B>Charles Ghigna</B>, plus many of your other favorite poets!</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <B>POETRY SURPRISE!</B></div> <div> <A HREF="poems.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poems!"><U>Click here, and let me surprise you </U></A></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="poems.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poems!"><U>with a poem!</U></A></FONT>  <B>Also...</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="371" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 93 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="poems_sports_poems.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poems!"><U><B><IMG SRC="15d7635d0.jpg" border=0 width="99" height="93" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF3333" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sports Poems!</B></FONT></div> <div> Have a ball with <A HREF="poems_sports_poems.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poems!"><U>these four poems</U></A>!</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="377" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FF9966 HEIGHT= 53 WIDTH="371"><div> <A HREF="kids_poetry_and_music_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More Links"><U><B>Click here for more music and poetry links for kids and educators!</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="716" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#339933" BORDERCOLORDARK="#0000FF" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 153 ><NOBR><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >For more information,</FONT> <A HREF="mailto:info@ericode.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@ericode.com"><U><IMG SRC="1406901b0.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="27" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >or write to:  </FONT></div> <div> <B>Deep Rooted Music, LLC</B></div> <div> <B>P.O. Box 1324</B></div> <div> <B>Sumner, WA 98390</B></div> <div> <B>Phone/FAX:  (253) 826-2115</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.festivals-and-shows.com/eric-ode-music-for-kids-families-bonney-lake-wa.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.festivals-and-shows.com/eric-"><U><IMG SRC="1194ec1d0.gif" border=0 width="236" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="325"><bR> <bR> <div>   <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> var sc_project=1514202; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=13; var sc_security="0070a524"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/frames.js"></script><noscript><a href="http://www.statcounter.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://c14.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=1514202&java=0&security=0070a524&invisible=1" alt="free invisible hit counter" border="0"></a> </noscript>   </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Eric Ode is a children's author, award winning songwriter, and widely published poet from Washington State near the Seattle and Tacoma area. </div> <div> A former elementary teacher, Eric shares concerts, high-energy <A HREF="music_and_poetry_programs_for_schools.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Author Visits for Schools"><U>author visits</U></A>, music and poetry assemblies, and writing workshops for schools, libraries, </div> <div> Young Authors conferences, education conferences, and festivals.</div> <div> Learn how your classroom can earn a <A HREF="virtual_visit___free_virtual_author_visits__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Free Virtual Author Visits for Schools"><U>free Skype author visit</U></A> with Eric. </div> <div> Eric Ode is the author of <I>When You're a Pirate Dog and Other Pirate Poems</I> (Pelican); <I>The Boy and the Dragon</I> (Pelican); <I>Dan, the Taxi Man</I> (Kane Miller); <I>Sea Star Wishes: Poems from the </I></div> <div> <I>Coast</I> (Sasquatch) and <I>Tall Tales of the Wild West and a Few Short Ones</I> (Meadowbrook Press)</div> <div> The material on this web site is copyright protected but is available for limited use for education and promotional purposes. </div> <div> Please contact <A HREF="mailto:info@ericode.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@ericode.com"><U>Eric </U></A>with questions.</div> <div> Home page photo: Chris Leavitt Photography</div> </td> </tr></table></body>