The Things Trees Know (Wisdom of Nature)

Find inspiration and comfort through short but insightful text, paired with simple nature illustrations.

Trees have bared witness to so much and have weathered so many storms. For best-selling author Douglas Wood, they have always been teachers and sources of inspiration. In The Things Trees Know, Doug presents a whispering grove full of wisdom. His brief meditations portray the parallels between trees’ lives and ours. His insightful text and lovely pen-and-ink illustrations reveal the knowledge we can gain from trees.

Walk this wooded trail and find a shaft of sunlight, a ray of hope, a living landmark, and perhaps the answer to a question or two. The Things Trees Know could change your outlook on life.

Author, artist, musician, naturalist, wilderness guide, Douglas Wood has been called Minnesota’s “renaissance man” and Canoe Country “poet avatar.” As a writer of books for adults and children, he has over one million copies in print, including the timeless classic Old Turtle. For 20 years as a canoe guide, he has led trips from the Boundary Waters to the Northwest Territories.