“A heartwarming tale of bravery, resourcefulness, and the bond between father and son.” –Readers’ Favorite
Winner of a 2025 Purple Dragonfly book award (Honorable Mention)!
When Jacob and his dad visit the cabin, a surprise snowstorm hits. The forest creaks and moans while the cabin trembles in the wind. Luckily, they have a wood stove and plenty of food, but it’s still going to take a lot of courage, and hot cocoa, to survive!
Come along on a snowy cabin adventure in this exciting next chapter of Building Courage.
This story is based on my adventures, visiting our cabin in the winter. Thanks to our wood stove, the cabin is comfortable in cold weather. In the fall, we leave the cabin stocked with firewood, dried food and drinking water so we only need to carry in fresh food. If the lake isn’t frozen enough to walk on, we hike in through a forest trail. We love to look for animal tracks and have outdoor fires. My son loves to ice fish and take a cold plunge in the lake!
See inside the book here: https://youtube.com/shorts/xRcY_Od5_QU?feature=shared
I illustrated this book using cut paper figures and a wooden model for the cabin. The backgrounds are photographs taken at my cabin in northern Ontario, Canada.
I hope this story encourages you to enjoy the outdoors with your family and maybe even visit a cabin in the winter someday!
If you’d like to read about my adventures of building a cabin with my sons, look for Building Courage at major book retailers.
Listen to me talk about my newest book on the Reading With Your Kids podcast. My segment begins around 30:00 https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/35698215
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