The Adventures of Odd and Elsewhere

Odd and Elsewhere #1

by James Roose-Evans, Brian Robb (Illustrator)

Odd, a small bear, and his new-found friend Elsewhere, a circus clown, live with Collander Moll and Hallelujah Jones in Fenton House. Each day is an adventure for the two friends as they set off exploring and soon Odd discovers that Elsewhere just can't resist the temptation to show off...

Paperback

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

James Roose-Evans, theater director and author, was born in London on November 11, 1927. He completed his education at Oxford University in 1957. Roose-Evans began his career as an actor, but by 1954 had started directing. He founded the Hampstead Theatre Club in 1959, and served as artistic director until 1971. In 1969, while at the Hampstead, Roose-Evans also founded and became director of Stage Two, an experimental theater workshop and research center.

Roose-Evans also lectured at, and conducted various theater workshops in the United States throughout his career. In addition, he has directed numerous West End productions, including Under Milk Wood, Cider with Rosie, Private Lives, The Happy Apple, An Ideal Husband, Spitting Image, 84 Charing Cross Road, The Seven Year Itch, The Best of Friends, and Mate, a Personal Affair. Roose-Evans has also authored books on theater, as well as a series of children's books in the 1970s. He is a member of the Royal Society of Arts, the Welsh Arts Council, Southeast Wales Art Association, and the Welsh Dance Theatre.

Reviews

[Disastra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found the first book in a charity shop one day and got it because my children loved stories. They adored Odd and Elsewhere so much that we hunted down all the books and I read them over and over again. Lovely gentle escapism with some gorgeous life observations, a little sadness, much joy and scattered silliness.
My children are almost 30 now and when I moved home not so long ago asked me to keep hold of these books out of affection.
They aren't whizz bang magic, monsters and mayhem, but they sit in the heart with a warm glow .

[Andy Bettison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reasonable. Twee.