Reprint Edition of Odd Bodkins by Dan O'Neill originally published between 1963-1965

Originally published in 1965, this is an anniversary edition of Buy This Book of Odd Bodkins by Dan O'Neill.

In Dan O'Neill's first Odd Bodkins book, HEAR THE SOUND OF MY FEET WALKING..DROWN THE SOUND OF MY VOICE TALKING.. Fred and Hugh have encounters with 100% American Dog, The Commie Turtle and the Great Hoo Hoo in the Sky. They eat magic cookies and go to Magic Cookie Land where they learn the most fascinating things about God, Self, and other matters usually reserved for philosophy and theology books, rather than comic strips. But they cannot stay in Magic Cookie Land for ling, " because the cost of living there is too high." You are about to read the continuation of their odyssey in this book, which is literally the last Odd Bodkins book, and contains the best of a decade of newspaper comic strips. Enjoy. The Collective Unconscience of Odd Bodkins by Dan O'Neill Second Printing reprint 2023 Original ISBN: This edition is a reprint of the Second Printing Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 73-88368 ISBN912078-33-2

The #1 New York Times–bestselling author’s visually stunning story about a magical band of living toys who learn to overcome their fears. Toymaker Isaac Bodkins created the Oddkins, a group of living toys, for very special children who face difficulties in life and need true friends. There’s Amos, the brave stuffed bear; Skippy, the rabbit who dreams of being a superstar; Butterscotch, the gentle, floppy-eared pup; Burl the elephant; the wise and scholarly Gibbons; and Patch the cat. The Oddkins are given to children to inspire, support, and love them, especially during times of adversity. Only now, the toys themselves are the ones who need help. Before he dies, Mr. Bodkins delivers a dire warning to Amos the bear: Watch out for an evil toymaker and his dangerous creations! Locked up in the dark sub-basement, another group of toys is climbing out of boxes and crates and coming to life as well. These bad toys—like Rex and Lizzie, the puppets with no strings; Gear, the vicious robot; and Stinger, the horrid buzzing bumblebee with his knife-sharp stinger—were made to hurt children, not help them. Leering, laughing, and deadly, they are let loose into the world by a terrifying force. Frightening as it may be, the Oddkins must go on a journey to find Colleen Shannon, Mr. Bodkins’s chosen successor as a life-giving toymaker and the only person who can save them. The stormy night is perilous and the Oddkins face a danger that threatens not only their magic . . . but the magic in us all.