Give Your Kids the World - Travel
To celebrate the release of The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman (Harcourt ISBN: 0152061185) in paperback, Oliver has a new job as Tour Guide.
The Oliver K. Woodman Map Project:
Document Your Travels or Do Armchair Traveling

Read! Read The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman together as a family, then plan your [...]

Social Studies, Geography & a Children’s Picture Book
To celebrate the release of The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman (Harcourt ISBN: 0152061185) in paperback, Oliver has a new job as Tour Guide.
The Oliver K. Woodman Map Project:
Geography Through Picture Book + Technology

Digital Camera!
Photograph Oliver at landmarks across the US and world.
Social App!
Drag and Drop [...]

Why a Second Oliver Book?
Searching for Oliver K. Woodman
When The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman received two starred reviews, I took my daughter for a walk. We talked about Oliver’s story and my idea for a second story. I wrote that book in three days and sent it in. It was accepted almost immediately.
In this [...]

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 [...]

Give a Kid the World
To celebrate the release of The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman (Harcourt ISBN: 0152061185) in paperback, Oliver has a new job as Tour Guide
The Oliver K. Woodman Map Project

Snap! Photograph Oliver at landmarks across the US and world.
Upload! Drag and Drop Photos onto a US or world map
Click! Share the World [...]

11 Years from Idea to Book
The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman is a book that I journeyed with for eleven years, from first draft to final book. Oliver’s official publication date was April 1, 2003, which seems a curious counterpoint to the sort of (good) luck that befalls the story’s hero.
It all began [...]