Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood has been called “Minnesota’s renaissance man”. Author, artist, musician, naturalist, wilderness guide, he is the creator of thirty-seven books for adults and children, with over two and a half million copies in print. His first book, Old Turtle, was hailed as a “profound work” and an “instant classic”. Translated widely, it has received many honors. A number of other books are also award winners and N.Y. Times bestsellers, including Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth, Miss Little’s Gift and his humorous What Grown-ups Can’t Do series. Doug has read and performed at the White House, with full choir and orchestra at New York’s famed Lincoln Center, and many other extraordinary venues across the country. Two widely acclaimed new titles--Old Turtle: Questions of the Heart and the outdoor memoir Deep Woods, Wild Waters, were released in 2017. Doug’s latest picture book for children, Americans, was published in 2018. As a wilderness guide, he has led scores of expeditions from the Boundary Waters to the Northwest Territories.

Among his many honors and awards, Douglas Wood is the recipient of:

The American Booksellers Book of the Year –ABBY Award

The International Reading Association Book of the Year

The Christopher Medal

Parent’s Choice Award

Barnes and Noble Star of the North

Storytelling World Award

Midwest Book Award

Smithsonian Notable Book Award

Minnesota Book Award

Minnesota State Arts Board Grand for Prose

CMAB McKnight Established Artist Award

Lifetime Achievement Award from the MN. Association for Environmental Education.

Douglas Wood lives with his family in a log cabin in the pines by the Mississippi River.