From Blue Spruce Award-winning author-illustrator Dave Whamond comes the
story of Oddrey, a young girl who is a little bit different from
everybody else. Every aspect of Oddrey's world is a study in playful
curiosity. Her adventures and flights of fancy, however, are often a
source of some teasing at the hands of her classmates. Her technicolor
snow sculpture has the rest of the playground gaping in disbelief. Her
drawing of blue apples is met with a stern look from her teacher. But
Oddrey, never one to let anything get her down, faces all of these
discouragements with optimism and offhanded grace.
So when her class production of The Wizard of Oz is cast and Oddrey is
given the rather spiritless role of a tree, she decides to make the best
of the situation and vows to be the most unique tree ever. Sadly, her
teacher has other ideas, and Oddrey dons an uninspired costume and sways
in the back row. But when her classmates start forgetting their lines,
knocking down props, and suffering from stage fright, Oddrey steps in to
save the show -- not by stealing it, but by helping her classmates rise
to the occasion, much to their relief and delight. Full of witty,
energetic, and vivid illustrations sure to resonate with young readers,
Oddrey is an endearing story with a timeless message of how the
misfits in our midst can be the ones we most often misjudge.
