Just as Little Joe became a hero for saving Christmas in the first book, Little Joe's Christmas, he becomes a hero for the second time in this feel-good sequel, Little Joe Meets Santa Claus. Witnessing a bully teasing and harassing a smaller boy, Little Joe approaches to intervene, when his friend Coleen gets knocked down. While coming to the rescue, Little Joe stops the bullying, but accidentally steps on and breaks Coleen's charm locket. Upon being informed of this by Elf 719, and watching the scene unfold in his special globe, Santa, who wants to stop bullying from happening in every school, instructs his elf to bring Little Joe to the North Pole for a meeting and a special award. Little Joe's visit to the North Pole and his meeting with Santa will be everlasting memories for the boy, and readers of all ages will delight in this heartwarming story.

In his third book, Little Joe Honors Santa's Promise, of the Little Joe series, James Conroy encourages Little Joe to honor Santa's promise to reinforce Santa's ideal to abolish bullying from schools. In book two, Little Joe stops a bullying incident and is rewarded with a visit to the North Pole. In this book, Little Joe must honor and spread Santa's message. When a new student named Emily is bullied on her first day of school after Thanksgiving, Little Joe thinks he must do something. After telling Ms. Morrissey about Emily's bad first day, both LJ and Ms. Morrissey visit Elf 719 at his home to seek guidance. Both are surprised at who they meet inside Elf 719's house. Elf 719 reminds Little Joe of Santa's promise, and the special medallion Santa gave him to spread his message to stop bullying. Elf 719 tells little Joe what to do. Ms. Morrissey wonders about her feelings for the Elf and his feelings towards her. Does Little Joe have the courage to spread Santa's message? Will Ms. Morrissey feel differently about Elf 719? Find out in this wonderful Christmas story.

Little Joe’s Triumphant Christmas is about a new elf, Little Joe, who struggles with his new job in Santa’s workshop. A special, kind friend helps him realize his potential and how hard work pays off.

Little Joe's Triumphant Christmas is about a new elf, Little Joe, who struggles with his new job in Santa's workshop. A special, kind friend helps him realize his potential and how hard work pays off.

Based on a true story, Little Joe's Christmas, by James F. Conroy, tells the heartwarming tale of a little boy's faith and courage to keep the Christmas spirit alive. Faced with the cancellation of Christmas festivities at school, Little Joe asks his friend, the author, for help. Little Joe brings a special message, delivered through a Christmas card, from Santa Claus to his classroom. Through his belief in Santa and desire to save Christmas, Little Joe becomes a hero. Unaware of another development until the end, Little Joe helps his friend restore some faith in himself. With a positive message for every child, and a loveable conclusion for adults, Little Joe's Christmas will reinvigorate the Christmas spirit in all of us.

This is a children's book about daily life and nature, told through the eyes and experiences of a little river otter. It was written by Thornton W. (Waldo) Burgess (1874-1965), American author, naturalist and conservationist. He wrote many popular children's stories. Thornton Burgess loved the beauty of nature and its living creatures so much that he wrote about them for 50 years in books and his newspaper column, "Bedtime Stories". He was sometimes known as the Bedtime Story-Man.