{"product_id":"grandads-prayers-of-the-earth-9780763646752","title":"Grandad's Prayers of the Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Wood conveys a sense of something larger in the world, and gives voice to the human longing to understand.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrandad is the boy's best friend. Being with him always makes the world seem right. And how vast that world is: a world of tall trees that reach for the clouds and sun and moon and stars -- and what else is reaching for heaven but a prayer? Each time he and Grandad walk in the woods, the boy listens for the prayers of the earth. And finally the boy asks: \"Are our prayers answered?\" One day, long after Grandad is gone, long after the boy is grown, he understands Grandad's reply: \"If we listen very closely, a prayer is often its own answer.\" Douglas Wood, author of \u003ci\u003eOld Turtle\u003c\/i\u003e, has written a wise and moving story for all ages, beautifully illustrated by the acclaimed P.J. Lynch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Wood\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous books for adults and children, including the highly acclaimed and bestselling \u003ci\u003eOld Turtle\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the ABBY Award for 1993 and was named IRA Book of the Year. Of \u003ci\u003eGrandad's Prayers of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, he says, \"I feel I've been getting ready to write this book all my life, for it is about my wise and gentle hero, my Grandad. It's a prayer and a thank you, a walk in the woods and a remembering smile; and it is for anyone who has ever had a woods to walk, a prayer to whisper, a hero to love.\" Douglas Wood lives with his family in a log cabin on the banks of the Mississippi River in Minnesota. This is his first book for Candlewick Press. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eP.J. Lynch\u003c\/b\u003e is the renowned illustrator of many children's picture books and has twice been awarded both the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Christopher Medal.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50682145472786,"sku":"9780763646752","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ad882412-0de6-476b-be09-a40ffbd56d04.jpg?v=1733964664","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/grandads-prayers-of-the-earth-9780763646752","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}