The Adventures in Odyssey Facebook Page has revealed a new sketch from Gary Locke for another AIO devotional book. The first Mealtime Devotions book features a picture of the Jones family and will be released in Spring 2013. This second devotional book has a similar picture, this time of the Parker family, and it will be released in Fall 2013. You can click the picture to view a higher resolution. Adventures in Odyssey's 2012 devotions book, 90 Devotions for Kids, was released this fall.
The concluding episode of Album 56: The Grand Design can now be heard on the radio and online. It is a shortened version of the Dallas live show recorded in the studio in California. You can listen to "Push the Red Button" here. In this episode Eugene's merge program for Whit's End has bizarre consequences for Connie and Penny in the Imagination Station, and for Wooton in the Kids' Radio studio Also, the AIO Update has chosen a rating for Album 56 as a whole. We have decided to rate it 10 out of 10 because of its acknowledgment and celebration of classic Adventures in Odyssey shows. Despite the fact that more than half of the album had adventures involving Whit's inventions, each episode was done in a unique way so that it didn't feel like overload. And the return of several well-loved characters was also very enjoyable, especially since their storylines seemed to progress instead of keeping artificially stagnant. This is the second album after the relaunch that has received such a high rating. Album 55: The Deep End was also rated 10 out of 10. We hope this trend continues in the future. What are your thoughts about Album 56? Leave a comment below. You can also rate the album yourself on our Album 56 page. A new Adventures in Odyssey Social Shout Out video has been released from Evan Reedall and Brock Eastman. In this latest video they answer more questions from the fans, including how Brock styles his hair and when Album 57 will be available for download. Brock also gives us a glimpse at part of a cover of a new AIO book coming out in 2013. It matches a piece of art we have been shown before. Could this be the cover of a KidVentures book? Watch the Social Shout Out below. With the Christmas break upon us and the new year fast approaching we thought we would take the time to slightly redesign the AIO Update's homepage. This new look is less cluttered and more compact. Do you like it? Let us know in the comments what you think about this latest change and suggest improvements to any part of the website. We appreciate your feedback. Have a very Merry Christmas and hopefully a Happy New Year!
If you live in the USA and don't use iTunes, you'll want to hear this news. Previously only available for download from iTunes, the Adventures in Odyssey Special Collection called Family Portraits can now be purchased as a digital download from Christian Book Distributors for $17.99, the same price as on iTunes. Download your own copy here. This year's final podcast has been released. In this latest edition of the Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast Bob and Jesse announce the release of the 13-episode album called Family Portraits on iTunes for $17.99. This podcast episode also includes a free episode called "You're Not Going to Believe This." You can listen here. The thirteen radio episodes that were made by Focus on the Family before they decided to create Adventures in Odyssey have now been released in one album on iTunes. You can easily download Family Portraits online for only $17.99. These episodes feature some recognizable characters, such as Whit, Tom Riley, and Jana and Monty Whittaker. The album also includes a half hour bonus track of a discussion between Chuck Bolte Steve Harris and Phil Lollar on the creation of the show. Download it here. Old artwork sample. The latest four Adventures in Odyssey videos of the New Series, which include the Last Days of Eugene Meltsner, Escape from the Forbidden Matrix, The Caves of Qumran and Race to Freedom, have always been available for individual sale. But now the original series is being updated. Until recently the older videos were also being sold together with their old artwork in a compilation set until that was discontinued. Now all thirteen titles of the original Adventures in Odyssey videos will be given new and updated cover designs and are all currently available for preorder on Christianbook.com to be released by January 2013. Each DVD will be sold individually for $9.99 each. Thanks to The Odyssey Scoop for the news. Are you getting Adventures in Odyssey news updates via Twitter? Well you should probably consider it. You can find a whole list of AIO actors and crew members to follow on Twitter right here. One notable AIO writer and producer is Paul McCusker. He has tweeted quite a few times on his account, but has recently stopped tweeting as often. You can follow him here. Maybe that will encourage him to tweet about Adventures in Odyssey more often.
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