Douglas Wood, Text by (Art/Photo Books), Douglas Wood, Author, Cheng-Khee Chee, Illustrator University of Minnesota Press $17.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-938586-48-7
Long ago, an argument arose between mountains and rivers, stars and ants, lions and bears on the nature of God. A terrible cacophony of quarreling voices rang out until wise Old Turtle quelled the din, explaining that ``God is all that we dream of,...
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Douglas Wood, Author, Wendy Popp, Illustrator Simon & Schuster 16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-689-86172-7
The swooping font, sunrise hues, and idyllic scene of a boy and his toy boat on the cover of this book signal the inspirational message found within. “Where does the sunrise begin?” asks Wood (Old Turtle), answering the question in prose poetry (“Som
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Douglas Wood, Author, Dan Andreasen, Illustrator , illus. by Dan Andreasen. S&S $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-81511-9
Wood (Old Turtle) joins serene settings and dreams of adventure for a vivid romp through a child's imagination. Readers will relate to the ruddy-cheeked, blond city-dweller, who—with hands clamped tightly over his ears—yearns for...
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Douglas Wood, Author, Dan Andreasen, Illustrator , illus. by Dan Andreasen. S&S/Aladdin $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-87609-7
"The author suggests numerous spots for solitude from ponds to museums, then interjects a boy's fantasies into the mix," said PW
. "The artist laces his realistic oil paintings with a touch of otherworldliness." Ages 3-7. (May)
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Douglas Wood, illus. by Jennifer A. Bell. Simon & Schuster, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-87532-8
Sometimes fathers express their love through actions instead of words, as several animal parents demonstrate. A rabbit father holds his daughter on his shoulders as a marching band passes (“A dad can say ‘I love you’ by carrying you on his shoulders
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Douglas Wood, Author, Doug Cushman, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-83358-8
Following closely on the heels of What Dads Can't Do and starring the same irresistible dinos, What Moms Can't Do by Douglas Wood, illus. by Doug Cushman, once again injects humor into every scenario. The spread ""Moms can't wait... to wake up kids...
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Douglas Wood, Author, Doug Cushman, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-84644-1
Douglas Wood goes back to school in What Teachers Can't Do, illus. by Doug Cushman, the follow-up to the popular What Dads Can't Do and What Moms Can't Do. Among the lessons learned: ""Teachers can't buy their own apples. And they can't teach ...
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Douglas Wood, Author, Doug Cushman, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Books $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-82620-7
Wood's (Old Turtle) refreshing, spontaneous tale spotlights the rapport between a patient, apparently single father and his all-knowing child. The child narrator, like his dad a green dino in human clothing, shares his insights into the things ""that
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Douglas Wood, Author, Doug Cushman, Illustrator , illus. by Doug Cushman. S&S $15.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-689-86171-0
Humans don't have a lock on playing Santa, it seems; all creatures great and small, extinct or fantastic, can't get enough of Christmas. Falling in step with this duo's previous collaborations (What Dads Can't Do, etc.), their Santa...
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Douglas Wood, Author, Jim Burke, Illustrator , illus. by Jim Burke. Candlewick $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1686-1
This tribute to the author’s second-grade teacher will resonate with those who struggle with reading. “I didn’t like school. I didn’t like sitting still. I didn’t like reading. And I didn’t
like Miss Little.”
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Douglas Wood, Author, Greg Couch, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-80065-8
When members of the Ojibwe tribe begin to disappear mysteriously, the white-hairs, or elders, believe that a fearsome Windigo is to blame. But they are stumped about how to vanquish a shape-shifting giant, until a small girl suggests a plan. Not...
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Douglas Wood, Author, Lisa Desimini, Illustrator Atheneum Books $15 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-80503-5
The northwoods of turn-of-the-century Wisconsin form the soul-nourishing setting of a Native American lullaby, lyrically rendered by the author of Old Turtle. Working in oils, Desimini (The Great Peace March) paints with a tranquil, velvety softness.
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Douglas Wood, Author, Lisa Desimini, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-82228-5
This adaptation of a Native American song is ""image-rich [and] eminently musical,"" said PW in a starred review. Ages 6 mos. -5 yrs. (Aug.)
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Douglas Wood, illus. by Barry Moser. Candlewick, $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-3383-7
Wood (No One But You) pulls back the curtain on history to offer a snapshot of Winston Churchill’s Christmas 1941 visit to the Roosevelt White House. The mix of famous quotes, humanizing anecdotes, and references to both monumental work (war...
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Douglas Wood, Author, Jon J. Muth, Illustrator , illus. by Jon J Muth. Scholastic $17.95 (64p) ISBN 978-0-439-32109-9
In this handsome but overwrought sequel to Wood's Old Turtle
(illus. by Cheng-Khee Chee), "a truth" falls from the sky and breaks in two. One half vanishes; the other (bearing the words "You Are Loved") is rejected by the animal
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Douglas Wood, Author, Greg Shed, Illustrator , illus. by Greg Shed. S&S $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-85410-1
With a gentle, assured tone and graceful phrasing, Wood (Old Turtle
) shares a life lesson sure to inspire: that true happiness lies in giving thanks and appreciating all there is to be thankful for. Addressing readers directly, the author suggests...
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Douglas Wood, Author, P. J. Lynch, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-0660-2
The comfortable conversations between a boy and his grandfather become the springboard for exploring ideas about prayer in this poignant picture book. On their walks together in the woods, Grandad tells the boy that trees, rocks and streams pray, as
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Douglas Wood, Author, Wendy Anderson Halperin, Illustrator , illus. by Wendy Anderson Halperin. Dutton $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-525-47656-6
What do you do when there's nothing to do? That's the question that Wood (Old Turtle
) ponders in this picture-book celebration of the joys to be found in all-too-rare unscheduled time. As a grateful young narrator explains, sometimes there...
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Douglas Wood, Author, Leslie A. Baker, Illustrator , illus. by Leslie Baker. S&S/Aladdin $6.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-689-84304-4
"The watercolors are the real draw here," said PW
of this "gently appealing pourquoi
story." Ages 4-8. (June)
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Douglas Wood, Author, Leslie A. Baker, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing $16 (40p) ISBN 978-0-689-80769-5
""Once long ago--in the morning of the world--there was a rabbit,"" begins this gently appealing pourquoi story from the Canadian Cree. Rabbit dreams of ""riding upon the moon at night."" He tries jumping up to reach it, then asking birds both large
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Douglas Wood, illus. by Greg Ruth. Scholastic Press, $19.99 (56p) ISBN 978-0-439-32111-2
Wood’s Old Turtle, last seen in 2003’s Old Turtle and the Broken Truth, returns in his third and most accessible book, in which a group of children and adults with pressing questions seek his counsel. Dominated by rich reds and golds, Ruth’s...
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Douglas Wood, illus. by P.J. Lynch. Candlewick, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-3848-1
Titles of this nature usually accompany a tribute to the unconditional love between parent and child. Here, however, the subject is the relationship of the child to the world, and the magical combination of acuity, empathy, and enthusiasm that...
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Douglas Wood, Author, Hibiki Miyazaki, Illustrator, Yoshi Miyazaki, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing $16 (40p) ISBN 978-0-689-81358-0
A vision of cosmic interconnectedness starts off strong but gets a bit overdone in this message-driven picture book. ""The world isn't finished yet,"" runs Wood's (Old Turtle) leitmotif, declared on the first page. ""It's still being made."" A...
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Douglas Wood, illus. by G. Brian Karas. Scholastic Press, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-545-44193-3
By any measure—but especially by the quantifiable examples exchanged—a dog and cat show their immense love for one another in this tender picture book. The cat backs up an initial declaration, “I love you lots,” with a more precise accounting: “My...
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