Joe and His Toe is a children's book . This short story is about a boy who is different in a small physical way. Joe has a fear of people noticing that he is different. Until the day his friends accidentally discovered his secret. To his surprise he isn't the only one who feels that way. Joseph Bono born in New York, New York. Graduated from Carmel High. Carmel, New York. Class of 1984.Joseph later moved to Glendale, Arizona where he continued his education at Glendale Community College. Glendale, Arizona. Joseph is a father of two children and resides in Phoenix, Arizona where he continues to write and illustrate children stories from Uncle Joe's World.