Woody’s Leap of Faith
by Julie Boden Schmidt
From beginning to end, readers of all ages will fall in love with Woody, a little wood duckling,
and his siblings, Buzz and Zoey. The day after hatching, the ducklings must jump from their nest, forty feet high in a tree. Buzz and Zoey are ready – Woody does not want to go!
and his siblings, Buzz and Zoey. The day after hatching, the ducklings must jump from their nest, forty feet high in a tree. Buzz and Zoey are ready – Woody does not want to go!
Follow Woody from being afraid of his future to taking a courageous leap of faith with support from his siblings, all told with wit and wisdom.
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Julie Boden Schmidt
Julie spent much of her career in health care but always dreamed about writing a book. A great mystery fan, she assumed if she ever pursued that dream, it would be, of course, a mystery. Then, one day while working in remote Montana, she saw three photographs of wood ducklings preparing to leave the nest – by jumping! Her curiosity was roused and imagination stimulated about what it was like to take that jump. That thought was the inspiration for Woody, Buzz, and Zoey – three wood ducklings with distinct personalities and individual and funny ways of responding to the challenge of leaving the nest. Having fallen in love with these three ducklings, the author’s career has shifted with more of their tales to be told.
