Little Joe

It’s a cold December night, and Fancy, the Stegner family’s cow, is about to give birth. Out pops Little Joe, a huge bull calf, and with him comes nine-year-old Eli’s first chance to raise an animal to show at next fall’s county fair. Over the next ten months, Eli and Little Joe learn some hard lessons about growing up and what it means to take on more significant responsibilities, especially when it comes to taking care of another living thing.