Oddfellow’s Orphanage
Oddfellow’s Orphanage by Emily Winfield Martin is a whimsical early chapter book published by Random House Children’s Books in 2012. This 128-page story introduces readers to a unique world where an onion-headed boy, a child-sized hedgehog, and a tattooed girl navigate life as orphans at Oddfellow’s Orphanage. The narrative follows Delia, a new arrival, as she explores her new home filled with unusual classes and adventures, highlighting the charm and eccentricity of this extraordinary setting.
Readers will find a blend of humor and heart as Delia engages in activities like Cryptozoology and Fairy Tale Studies, alongside memorable events such as Annual Hair Cutting Day and a circus trip. The book emphasizes the importance of friendships among the children, illustrating how they learn about each other and the vastness of the world around them. With its engaging storytelling and distinctive illustrations, Oddfellow’s Orphanage presents a delightful exploration of family and community within a fantastical context.
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What do an onion-headed boy, a child-sized hedgehog, and a tattooed girl have in common? They are all orphans at Oddfellow’s Orphanage! This unusual early chapter book began life as a series of full-color portraits with character descriptions. Author/illustrator Emily Martin has fleshed out the world of Oddfellow’s with an episodic story that follows a new orphan, Delia, as she discovers the delights of her new home. From classes in Cryptozoology and Fairy Tale Studies to trips to the circus, from Annual Hair Cutting Day to a sea monster-sighting field trip, things at Oddfellows are anything but ordinary . . . except when it comes to friendships. And in that, Oddfellows is like any other school where children discover what they mean to each other while learning how big the world really is.
InOddfellow’s Orphanage,Emily Martin brings a very strange place to life with her unique style of both art and writing.
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