After losing his leg in a mining accident in the 1890s, a father ghts depression until his daughter convinces him to sell his carved wooden statues of pleasant events.

Good for point of view, story about young girl in Cripple Creek

A very cute, bouncy, up beat family story of a little girl and her parents coping with the dad's loss of leg in a mining accident. Although he faces depression for a while, by the end he realizes his value as a talented wood carver. An excellent class read aloud. ( )

In 1890s Cripple Creek, Colorado, when young Mary McHugh's father loses his leg in a mining accident, she tries to help, both by earning money and by encouraging her father to go back to carving wooden figurines and playing piano.