The Series
Stories from Riverstone Ranch
Each book follows a family doing real work together — and the small, patient moments where character takes root.
Book One · Riverstone Ranch
What Builders Grow
Available for pre-order. Books begin shipping December.
Eight-year-old Jacob can't wait to help Grandpa repair a broken fence at Riverstone Ranch. But real work doesn't always go according to plan. The wire snaps, tools slip, Trouble the cow lives up to her name, and Grandpa's hat goes flying.
With a pair of oversized hand-me-down gloves and Grandpa's patient guidance, Jacob discovers that building takes more than strong hands. It takes patience, listening, and the courage to keep trying.
Filled with farm humor, family warmth, and timeless faith, it celebrates meaningful work and the wisdom passed from one generation to the next — because capability is lovingly taught, and no one is born knowing.
- Ages
- Ages 4–9 (read-aloud 4–7, independent 7–9)
- Format
- Hardcover with dust jacket · 40 pages, full-color illustrations
- Size
- 8.5" × 11"
- Themes
- Perseverance · Faith in everyday life · Grandparents & grandchildren · Meaningful work · Stewardship
- Price
- $22.99 softcover · $32.99 hardcover
Cover art in progress
Book Two · Coming soon
Sticks with Promise
A bundle of bare little sticks doesn't look like much of a gift. But an orchard begins with someone willing to plant what they may never sit under.
The second Faithful Hands story follows a family planting young trees together — learning that patience, tending, and hope are their own kind of work.
- Ages
- Ages 4–9
- Format
- Hardcover with dust jacket · 40 pages, full-color illustrations
- Size
- 8.5" × 11"
- Themes
- Patience · Planting for the next generation · Hope · Stewardship of land
- Price
- Announcing soon
Inside What Builders Grow
More stories are taking root
Future Faithful Hands books follow the same family through seasons of planting, mending, tending, and passing things on.