When Mom and Grandma go shopping, it’s Grandpa’s job to stay with Maddie and keep her out of trouble. Although he tends to tell jokes that aren’t funny, he, Maddie, and Maddie’s dog Lukie enjoy their time together. One day, while casting about for something fun to do, Grandpa suggests they build a fort. By emptying the linen closet and rearranging the furniture, they build a fantastic fort in the living room—which Maddie’s mom promptly orders to be taken down when she returns home! Fortunately for Maddie, Grandpa has a plan to build a fort they’ll never have to take apart, right in his own backyard. Told from the point of view of energetic ten-year-old Maddie, Grandpa Showed Me How to Make a Fort offers a whimsical look at how the simplest of projects can become a tender, treasured memory to be shared between a granddaughter and grandfather.