'All the other kangaroos, Thought him rather shy and small. They didn't think poor Brucie, Could be any help at all . . .' Brucie the joey loves reading books and doing science reports-how can he help Santa fly the ute on Christmas Eve? But when a catastrophe occurs that will surely prevent Santa from delivering the presents, Brucie must use all his smarts to save the day! Come along for the ride with Santa and his team of roos in this funny and sweet Christmas tale.

In Bruce the Fire Dog Saves Christmas, the North Pole Toy Factory burns down just fifteen days before Christmas. The Dalmatian fire dog named Bruce and all the residents of the North Pole must work out a plan to get all the toys made and delivered on time! Did you ever hear of the other eleven famous reindeer who talk and fly? They are owned by Santa's neighbor, Bob, the Scottish elf. With Bob's help, Santa and the eleven reindeer help deliver toys all over the world on the greatest day of love and compassion the North Pole has ever seen. For information about "Bruce the Fire Dog Saves Christmas", please go to https://buckboylan.com/.

This is a classically magical Christmas book based on the wonderful idea that Santa has a special watch that slows down time so he can deliver all his presents around the world. It has everything from the pathos of Charles Dickens's Tiny Tim (in this case the deaf boy who sacrifices his precious hearing aid to help fix Santa's watch), the intrigue of the watchmaker racing to meet a special Christmas deadline, and the snow-filled Christmas world of books like THE POLAR EXPRESS.

In this book, all the characters from my first book titled Bruce the Fire Dog Saves Christmas come to life. You will experience detailed drawings of each character. These characters speak to you, the reader, in a person-to-person tone. They describe themselves in a self-profile style. They self-describe what they look like and some of their personality quirks. Bruce the Fire Dog brings the Santa Claus family to life by introducing Papa Claus; Moma Maria Claus; Santa's wife, Helen Claus; S