A Sick Day for Amos McGee

THE BEST SICK DAY EVER and the animals in the zoo feature in this striking picture book debut.

Friends come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. In Amos McGee's case, all sorts of species, too Every day he spends a little bit of time with each of his friends at the zoo, running races with the tortoise, keeping the shy penguin company, and even reading bedtime stories to the owl. But when Amos is too sick to make it to the zoo, his animal friends decide it's time they returned the favor.

A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year and the winner of the 2011 Caldecott Medal. This title has Common Core connections.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 05/25/2010
ISBN: 9781596434028
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.60h x 9.50w x 0.50d
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Golden Archer Award - Nominee
Award: Caldecott Medal - Winner
Award: Cybils - Finalist
Award: Charlotte Zolotow Award - Honor Book

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 04/15/2010
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2010 pg. 72
Booklist 05/01/2010 pg. 92
School Library Journal 05/01/2010 pg. 92
Publishers Weekly 05/10/2010 pg. 1
New York Times Book Review 11/07/2010 pg. 34
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2010 pg. 152
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Superior,Well Above Average
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/08/2010 pg. 32
BookPage 06/01/2010

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 135897 / Sick Day for Amos McGee
Reading Level: 3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5