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Product Catalog - Books and CDs
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When You're a Pirate Dog
and Other Pirate Poems
From the smelliest of pirate dogs to the most unusual fishing exploits ever to take place on the high seas, these pages are filled with poetic explorations of the jolliest pirate crew. Readers of all ages are invited to come on board, wearing their best party hat, to enjoy squid and seaweed cake with fish icing at a very silly birthday party, and sail along on these lively adventures.
"This well-executed collection of swashbuckling verse features a broad cast that includes a lonely sea serpent (“It could be my manners they find unappealing./ It could be the way that I greet them./ It could be my temper, but I’ve got a feeling/ It’s mostly the fact that I eat them”); the ghost of pirate Red Eye Jack (“We’ll pilfer, swindle, lie, and curse,/ When things get bad, we’ll make them worse”), and a pirate who has been transformed into a walrus by a witch. Harris’s detailed and sea creature–studded illustrations have a touch of Steven Kellogg and Mercer Mayer, while Ode’s poems read like rambunctious tall tales. (Ages 4–7)" - Publishers Weekly
Written by Eric Ode
Illustrated by Jim Harris
Pelican Publishing, 2012
40 pp. 8 1/2 x 11, 35 color illus.
ISBN: 9781455614936
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$15.00 each
Eric is happy to sign copies.
Please let us know in the message box to whom you'd like the book signed.
Also available through your neighborhood bookstore.
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Dan, the Taxi Man
"Dan the cabbie puts pedal to the metal to pick up a rock band and get it to a gig. Written as a cumulative rhyme, the narrative barrels along just like the classic yellow cab in Culotta’s high-energy cartoon illustrations. Sporting a hip handlebar mustache and goatee and endowed with a personality as big as his seat-filling body, Dan motors through town and country settings like there’s no tomorrow. Noisy fun, with a strong beat and a narrative pattern that even younger audiences will have no trouble catching. (Picture book. 4-6)" - Kirkus Review
Written by Eric Ode
Illustrated by Kent Culotta
Kane Miller Books, 2012
ISBN: 978-1-61067-072-2
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Tall Tales of the Wild West (And a Few Short Ones)
Cowpokes, bandits, and barrel racers - these western folks have never been so funny! Everything you once thought of the rough-and-tumble Wild West is about to change with this hilarious collection of cowboy poetry.
Take a look at what's in store for you!
* A desperado who bathes only once a year
* A chili contest with a very explosive ending
* The world's tiniest cowboy, who rounds up prairie dogs instead of cows
* A shy cowboy who picks a horse from a line of charming dance partners
* A bandit who steals both money and hearts.
Written by Eric Ode
Illustrated by Ben Crane
Meadowbrook Press, 2007
32 pp. 8 1/2 x 11, 22 color illus.
ISBN: 97814169367770
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$9.95 each
Eric is happy to sign copies.
Please let us know in the message box to whom you'd like the book signed.
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Seven Clever Pirates (CD) 
A 2010 Parents' Choice Silver Honors Award Winning Album!
A 2010 Seal of Excellence Award from Creative Child Magazine!
Ahoy, mates! What happens when you bring together ten gut-busting tunes, a treasure map, a storm, a shipwreck, and a chicken who thinks she's a parrot? Climb aboard with Seven Clever Pirates and find out!
(«Starred Review! )"Presented by a full cast who bring the well-drawn characters to life, listeners will be swept away by the multi-layered story featuring occasional puns that adults and older children will understand, while younger listeners will enjoy the silly pirates and their singing chicken. Ten original songs are expertly woven into the tale, moving the plot along. Listeners will have a rollicking good time." - School Library Journal, 2010
". . . a boatload of fun and a new whimsical tack for head pirate Eric Ode and his silly crew."
- John Wood, Kidzmusic.com
Click here for an audio/slideshow peek at the musicians and cast of Eric Ode's radio theater album "Seven Clever Pirates."
Track Listings (click underlined titles to hear song samples)
Scene 1- Meet the Crew
Scene 3 - Stand Up and Be Counted
Scene 5 - The New Recruit
Scene 7 - Setting Sail
Scene 8 - You're Pirates?
Scene 10 - The One That Got Away
Scene 12 - The Treasure Map
Scene 14 - Stranded
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Scene 16 - Swimming Ashore
Scene 17 - The Island's Secrets
Scene 19 - Exploring the Island
Scene 21 - Well, Hollo Molly
Scene 22 - Finding the River
Scene 23 - The Secret Cave
Scene 25 - Eruption
Scene 26 - Back On Board
(Songs are indicated in bold)
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$12.95 each
Treasure Hunt game!
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When You Smile (CD)
A 2008 Parents' Choice Recommended Award Winning Album!
A 2008 National Parenting Publications (NAPPA) Honors Award!
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“Singer-songwriter Eric Ode’s clever lyrics, gentle wit and compassion for the uncertainties in a kids’ life are a winning combination.” - Parents’ Choice Foundation, 2008
"Songwriter/poet Eric Ode has assembled another winner . . . A welcome addition to Ode's body of work." - School Library Journal, 2008
Track Listings (click underlined titles to hear song samples)
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Soggy Sneaker Parade (poem)
Get Back in the Saddle
I Could Have Been the Farmer (poem)
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Riding on a Train
Loretta Lost a Tooth at Lunch (poem)
Talent Show Superstars
Froggie Went a Courtin'
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$12.95 each
Educators:
Click here for a Poor Planet Pluto printable comprehension worksheet.
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I Love My Shoes (CD)
A 2005 National Parenting Publications (NAPPA) Honors Award!
A 2005 Parents' Choice Silver Honors Award Winning Album!
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"Eric Ode again strikes all the right chords in this, his fifth album, by combining message-filled lyrics and silly songs with rollicking rhythms. An extremely enjoyable collection of songs that the whole family will love." - School Library Journal, July 2005
"It's a toss-up whether the 12 wacky cuts on this album are poems set to music or original songs with lyrics reminiscent of poets Jack Prelutsky or Shel Silverstein. Either way, the high-energy humor and bouncy beat will tickle funny bones and set toes tapping." - Booklist, June 2005
"Seasoned children's performer Eric Ode brings to the table a complete feast of energy-filled new songs and fun lyrics that totally invite and encourage participation. Mom and dad may even embarrass themselves by dancing 'round the condo . . . " - John Wood, Kidzmusic.com
Track Listings (click underlined titles to hear song samples)
How 'Bout You?
An Elephant is Sitting in My Bathtub
Read Around the World
The Hippopotamus Song
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How to Cure the Hiccups
A Camel Met a Turtle
Pick it Up!
Dragons and Dreams and Daring Deeds
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$12.95 each
Click here to learn the hand motions for The Hippopotamus Song and others.
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Grandpa's Truck (CD)
A 2003 Parents' Choice Recommended Award Winning album!
". . . a playful jaunt to the farm where (Eric and the kids) encounter a somersaulting goat, a scruffy barn cat and Grandpa's creaky old truck ("Ooom, chugga, chugga, pop!") Along with the fun, Ode celebrates the wonder of growing things and new life." - Parents' Choice Foundation
"Eric Ode keeps the tempo up and the beat bouncing in this collection of 12 farmyard songs. The backup instruments create a lively, jivey mood that matches Ode's energetic silliness." - Booklist, 2003
Track Listings (click underlined titles to hear song samples)
Welcome to the Farm
Oh My!
Barn Cat
Banjo Jamboree
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One Step, One Mile
Grandpa's Truck
Libby Lou's Pumpkin
Love Grows One by One
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$12.95 each
Temporarily out of stock.
Click here to learn the hand motions to many of these songs.
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Trash Can (CD)
A 2002 Parents' Choice Approved Award Winning album!
"The catchy melodies and lyrics on this album will have young listeners swingin', swayin', tappin', and singin' along." - School Library Journal, 2002
"This is altogether a well-done, enjoyable, and unique recording." - Booklist, 2002
Track Listings (click underlined titles to hear song samples)
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Don't Listen to My Dog
Old Man Noah's Raincoat
The Friend I'm Looking For
Trash Can
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Communication
There's a Bear in There
Noah's Big Ol' Raincoat
Blackberry Jam
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$12.95
Click here to learn the hand motions to Old Man Noah's Raincoat.
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Welcome to the Workshop (DVD)
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A KIDS FIRST! All Star Endorsement (3 Stars out of 3)
A 2007 Videographer Distinction Winner!
A 2007 Telly Bronze Award!
A 2008 Hermes Creative Award!
Welcome to the Music Workshop! Songs, surprises, and silliness wait around every corner as Parents' Choice Award Winning songwriter, Eric Ode, sets out to repair his A-flat Shnooglehorn. ( learn more)
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"A grinning Eric Ode, guitar in hand, sings and dances his way through this slick musical video for tots. Ode's tunes are catchy, the lyrics are kid pleasers, and the featured children appear to be enjoying the romp. Intermixing with the songs are silly skits with a big puppet cat named Scratch. Sophisticated camera work and varied visuals will please adults; kids will especially enjoy the silliness." - Booklist, 2007
"Ode has a gentle, endearing way with his audience – he subtly educates as he entertains with catchy, singable tunes that will stick with you. This DVD should easily stand up to repeated viewings and not drive parents batty." - John Wood, Kidzmusic.com
"Lovely mix of humor, topics, blend of cultures, ages and genders. Eric Ode is a very creative entertainer who knows his audience. Style is gentle and relaxing. Kids just loved this DVD. They danced and laughed along." - Coalition for Quality Children's Media
Track Listings (click underlined titles to hear song samples)
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Trash Can
At the Library
How to Cure the Hiccups
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A Corner of a Cloud
I Love My Shoes
Take Care
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Approx running time: 35 minutes
(The link will take you to Eric's MySpace site.)
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$13.00 each
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Big Sale on
Scratch, the B-A-R-N C-A-T!
Toddler T-Shirts
Scratch, that crabby tabby, is now on his very own t-shirt! Hanes t-shirts are available in toddler sizes (2T, 3T, and 4T) and adult (S, M, and L). Please specify sizes when ordering.
 Hanes
 preshrunk
 100% cotton
 screen printed
 Scratch the Barn Cat is featured on the Grandpa's Truck CD, and he helps out on the Welcome to the Workshop DVD.
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Web Super Special!
Sizes 2T, 3T, and 4T, $5.00 each
Adult S, M, and L, $10.00 each
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Poetry Collections
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What I Did on My Summer Vacation
(Poetry Fun in the Summer Sun!)
Summer Days are here again! Here are over forty sidesplitting poems about summer vacation covering everything from the last day of school to family road trips. You'll find six poems by Eric Ode as well as poems by Linda Knaus, Robert Pottle, Kenn Nesbitt, Bruce Lansky and more!
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$8.95 each
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My Teacher's in Detention
(Kids' favorite funny school poems!)
One of Meadowbrook Press' newest releases! What a terrific collection of school gigglers! You'll find poems by Eric Ode as well as others by Linda Knaus, Kathy Kenney-Marshall, Ted Sheu, Kenn Nesbitt, Robert Pottle, and many other talented poets.
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$8.95 each
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I've Been Burping in the Classroom
(Sing-along silliness in the classroom!)
A terrific collection of silly sing-a-long school songs. You'll find a poem by Eric Ode as well as poems by Robert Pottle, Kenn Nesbitt, Bruce Lanksy, Kathy Kenney-Marshall, and many other laugh-out-loud poets.
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Oh My Darling, Porcupine
(Sing-along silliness around the campfire!)
A hilarious collection of silly sing-a-long campfire songs. Kids can read and sing along with these funny new songs—all written to familiar tunes such as “Oh Susanna” and “Alouette.” With lyrics written by Bruce Lansky, Eric Ode, Robert Pottle, Bill Dodds, and other gifted giggle poets, this collection contains nineteen sidesplitting songs about cows in the kitchen, messy bedrooms, naughty cats, and other topics sure to crack kids up. (Meadowbrook Press - hardcover)
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$11.95 each
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Dinosaur Poems
(You'll break into prehistoric hysterics!)
It's dino madness: scary ones, silly ones, T-rexes in dresses and Velociraptors in raptures! Find out if Pterodacty's make good pets and meet the magical Diphlohocuspocus! This is a Jurassic-tastic poetry collection with enough thrills and spills to bring you to the edge of extinction. Two poems by Eric Ode plus others by Graham Denton, Darren Sardelli, and many more! (Scholastic UK)
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If Kids Ruled the School
(Some of the funniest school poems around!)
In addition to three poems by Eric Ode, this book contains works by some of this planet's most famous and favorite children's poets like Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, Kenn Nesbitt, and Judith Viorst. If Kids Ruled the School is published by Meadowbrook Press, the leaders in "giggle poetry" for kids.
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Miles of Smiles
(Now in paperback!)
When reissuing their highly popular Miles of Smiles in paperback, Meadowbrook Press made room to slide in Eric Ode's "A Valentine Poem." Of course you'll also find works by favorites such as Judith Viorst, Shel Silverstein, Bruce Lansky, Jack Prelutsky, and Kenn Nesbitt. Miles of Smiles is a collection of poems which will have you laughing out loud!
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Rolling in the Aisles
(Poems for every occasion!)
Meadowbrook Press attacks the shelves with another great collection of humorous poems for kids! You'll find three poems by Eric Ode, as well as works by favorites such as Jack Prelutsky, Shel Silverstein, Kenn Nesbitt, and Douglas Florian. (hardcover)
Temporarily unavailable: Coming soon in paperback
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