Barbara OdanakaSchool AssembliesI still remember the excitement I felt as a child, fidgeting in my seat in the school’s multipurpose room, eagerly awaiting the start of…Oct 28, 2018Oct 28, 2018
Barbara OdanakaConstruction Cat!My latest book for children, Construction Cat, was published by Simon and Schuster’s Margaret K. McElderry Books on Oct. 9, 2018. Mama Cat…Mar 30, 2018Mar 30, 2018
Barbara OdanakaFeeling awestruck over this bit of paper discovered in a box in my parents’ garage—and wishing I…How did she know the receipt from my very first skateboard would have so much meaning 45 years later? (And did she hide the receipt so I…Sep 2, 2016Sep 2, 2016
Barbara OdanakaNew book news!THRILLED to report that Simon & Schuster’s prestigious Margaret K. McElderry Books will be publishing my latest book, CONSTRUCTION CAT…Apr 24, 2016Apr 24, 2016
Barbara OdanakaAARP Magazine, Feb/March 2016.After AARP produced a video on us that garnered a combined 4 million views on Facebook and YouTube, they decided it was time to follow up…Mar 26, 2016Mar 26, 2016
Barbara OdanakaSkateboarding in the SeventiesI started skateboarding on Christmas Day, 1971, when Santa brought me the Hobie Super Surfer. Though equipped with treacherous clay wheels…Mar 26, 2016Mar 26, 2016
