Linda Odom-Jones
Born: , in New Orleans, Louisiana
Pen Name: None Connection to Illinois: Odom-Jones currently resides in Chicago. Biography: Linda Odom-Jones studied Business Administration at Jackson State University and Mass Communications at Kennedy King College (KKC). While at KKC, she worked as Sales and Marketing Director for the college radio station, WKKC. She also worked with development of a television show and four radio shows including her own show called 'Nightmist with Mystee' and was a television technician at WJYS. Since July 2010 Linda has been a Disaster Assistant Employee (Reservist) for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). She is an Operations Support Specialist with FEMA. Linda has worked with children in several different capacities. She worked as a group worker at Abraham Lincoln Center where she ran an afterschool program for children and evening program for teens and young adults and she mentored teens as a Youth Outreach Specialist with the Chicago Public Schools Youth Outreach Program. In September 2009 Linda founded Unlimited Success, a (501c3) Not-For-Profit, under which she mentored children in Chicago Public Schools. Her passion and love for children prompted her to realize that there was a need for a program that would reach families and reframe or enhance their outlook on life. She wanted to develop a program that would be dedicated to assisting families in gaining strength and prosperity by joining together and using knowledge as their power. In August 2018 Linda wrote and published Volume 1 of her first children's book entitled 'A Positive Note'. She published the book while branding four characters in the book with the main character being a warm big red fuzzy character named 'A Positive Note'. She continues to write the next volumes of her 'A Positive Note' book series and design t-shirts. 'A Positive Note' is an entity under Linda's entertainment company, Distinct Entertainment Group, LLC. Volume I of, 'A Positive Note', includes a Teacher's Guide and the words of a happy, positive song, also entitled 'A Positive Note,' are printed on the back of the book. Teachers can download the song and have a fun filled sing along.
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A Positive Note - Volume I ISBN: 1719107904 OCLC: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform 2018-05 A Positive Note is more than a children's book. It is educational and an introduction to a character who goes by the name of Positive Note. Positive Note is a warm hearted fuzzy red character (musical note) from the beautiful and colorful Land of Positivity. In the Land of Positivity, everyone and everything are always positive and happy. Negativity is not an option. A Positive Note allows children to experience the love and concern of Positive Note. He goes to the World of Kids and encourages them to think, act and stay positive. Whether this book is read to a child or if they read it to themselves, they will experience something that is very familiar to them in their own personal daily lives. One of the most important parts of this book is the use of the word positive in the title of the book and as the name of the main character. This is done in order to influence the children to use the word positive as a part of their regular daily vocabulary. To help the children understand the educational part of A Positive Note, a Teacher's Guide is attached. But to bring the book to a special happy ending, the words of a happy, positive song, also entitled A Positive Note, are printed in the back. They can download the song and have a fun filled sing along. I welcome you to an experience of a lifetime from The Land of Positivity in A Positive Note. |