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Composer, recording artist, wilderness guide, and self-taught naturalist-Douglas Wood is perhaps most widely known as the highly acclaimed author of OLD TURTLE, a 1993 ABBY Award winner and an International Reading Association Book of the Year. Author of several books for readers of all ages, Douglas says he is always seeking themes that are universally significant to both children and adults. His first book for Candlewick Press, GRANDAD'S PRAYERS OF THE EARTH-winner of the Christopher Medal for "affirming the highest value of the human spirit"-quietly explores the theme of grief and healing while celebrating a human connection to the natural world and the enduring spirit of love. Douglas Wood kept in mind someone very special to his own li ...more

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A certain sense of peace

THERE IS A certain sense of peace that comes over one when tracking wild creatures through the woods or on the frozen river. A feeling of knowing, understanding, even bonding-with and feeling connected-to. The white tailed deer, the red fox, the gray squirrel and the little red, the cottontail. Even Petey the ‘possum who lives under the deck.All leave the marks of their lives through the cold and Read more of this blog post »

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	Old Turtle by Douglas Wood (Goodreads Author), Cheng-Khee Chee (Illustrator) 4.39 avg rating — 1,935 ratings — published 1991 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Turtle and the Broken Truth 4.51 avg rating — 899 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Moms Can't Do by Douglas Wood (Goodreads Author), Doug Cushman (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 477 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Quiet Place by Douglas Wood (Goodreads Author), Dan Andreasen (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 2002 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Dads Can't Do by Douglas Wood (Goodreads Author), Doug Cushman (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 2000 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When a Dad Says "I Love You" by Douglas Wood (Goodreads Author), Jennifer A. Bell (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grandad's Prayers of the Earth by Douglas Wood (Goodreads Author), P.J. Lynch (Illustrator) 4.32 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 1999 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Franklin and Winston: A Christmas That Changed the World by Douglas Wood (Goodreads Author), Barry Moser (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 223 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret of Saying Thanks by Douglas Wood (Goodreads Author), Greg Shed (Illustrator) 3.95 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No One But You by Douglas Wood (Goodreads Author), P.J. Lynch (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Douglas Wood wrote a new blog post Little Waif Paddy and Koda YESTERDAY, in a post about Kathy Ann’s family quilts, I happened to catch a photo of our little waif Paddy curled up for a nap. Many of you have follo Read more of this blog post »
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“The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.”
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“The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.

The more we say thanks, the more we find to be thankful for.

And the more we find to be thankful for, the happier we become.

We don't give thanks because we're happy.

We are happy because we give thanks.”
― Douglas Wood, The Secret of Saying Thanks

tags: inspirational, uplifting, way-to-be

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“Most prayers are not really questions...and if we listen very closely, a prayer is often its own answer. ...We pray because we are here - not to change the world, but to change ourselves. Because it is when we change ourselves...that the world is changed.”
― Douglas Wood

tags: inspirational, religious

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