Barbara Odanaka

Barbara Odanaka is a former Los Angeles Times reporter who left daily journalism to backpack around the world and write children's books. She is the author of Construction Cat , as well as Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash and A Crazy Day at the Critter Café . Her polydactyl cat, Mittens, is much too lazy to work heavy machinery. Please visit Ms. Odanaka at BarbaraOdanaka.com.

Barbara Odanaka is a former Los Angeles Times reporter who left daily journalism to backpack around the world and write children's books. She is the author of Construction Cat , as well as Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash and A Crazy Day at the Critter Café . Her polydactyl cat, Mittens, is much too lazy to work heavy machinery. Please visit Ms. Odanaka at BarbaraOdanaka.com. See less