News about Oliver K. Woodman
This is the official site for the children's picture books, The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman and Searching for Oliver K. Woodman by Darcy Pattison and illustrated by Joe Cepeda. It’s the story of a wooden man who crosses the country to connect a family.
Oliver K. Woodman featured in many lists of children’s books
Welcome, Texans!
The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman is featured in the 2010 Texas Reading Club manual, the Texas State Library’s summer reading program.
Darcy Pattison is a popular speaker at libraries and schools, even when the weather is bad! Email her at darcy at darcypattison dot com. Or Click Here.
Recommended by. . .
Since the release of the paperback version, Oliver has been featured in several lists of recommended books for kids. Here are some representative samples.
- “We can’t think of any book in which people smile as often and as widely as they do in The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman. . . ” Worth the Candle, Hicklebees Independent Bookstore, San Jose, CA
- Joe Cepeda’s work in this book is described as “virtuoso narrative illustration”. Here’s his bio from Something About the Author:
“Cepeda, Joe.” Something About the Author. The Gale Group, Inc. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 Oct. 2009 -
Hatcher, Connie. A Map is Worth A Thousand Words. The Center for Children’s Books.
Recommended books that include maps and mapping concepts. - Book a Trip Activity Guide, Setting the Scene Games. Highsmith, 2007. Includes maps, puzzles, journals, recipes, and more for use in classrooms.
- Please Touch Musuem: Postcard Stamp Fun. Recommended books for kids about travel and postcards.
Now in Paperback
May, 2009
The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman is now available in paperback.
Give a Kid the World:
The Oliver K. Woodman Map Project
May, 2009
Download the pattern for Oliver and instructions for the Map Project. (pdf)
- Parents, Kids, Photographers, Teachers, Travelers: Snap and Upload.
Download the project and cut out the paper Oliver. As you travel, take picture with any digital camera. Then, upload to Flickr. You must geo-tag the photos, which puts them on the map. (Don’t worry, Flickr makes this easy.) - Teachers: Click and Share
Log onto the Oliver K. Woodman Map Project Group site. and introduce a kid to the world.
For more information, go to the Map Project Page.
Note: Illustrator Joe Cepeda has done a new pattern for Oliver for this project; the larger build-an-Oliver pattern is still available in the lesson plans download.
