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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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IT HAS BEEN a long wait. But the rains have finally come.

IT HAS BEEN a long wait. But the rains have finally come. No lightning bolts. No thunderclaps. No 70mph winds. Just a slow, gentle rain, going on for hours now. The wild ginger on the forest floor is waking up. The sarsaparilla, too. Every clump of moss and even the lichens seem to be sighing in appreciation. The bluejays fly around announcing the good tidings, as if no one else had noticed.And I 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 — 1,947 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 — 904 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) 3.91 avg rating — 488 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) 4.10 avg rating — 316 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 — 332 ratings — published 2000 — 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) 4.33 avg rating — 217 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
	When a Dad Says "I Love You" by Douglas Wood (Goodreads Author), Jennifer A. Bell (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.95 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
	Franklin and Winston: A Christmas That Changed the World by Douglas Wood (Goodreads Author), Barry Moser (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 224 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) 3.96 avg rating — 197 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) 4.17 avg rating — 171 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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Wisdom of Nature (6 books)
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Douglas Wood wrote a new blog post HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED how sometimes things that are delicate and fragile and beautiful can be stronger and tougher than those who brag about being str 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.”
― Douglas Wood

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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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