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A Sick Day for Amos McGee

December 21, 2010 by Sara 2 Comments

Submitted by Ms. Tess!
The time has come. For me to announce my favorite children’s picture book of 2010. I know. It’s kind of a big deal. My favorite book last year won the Caldecott. This year my favorite book has this and this to contend with, among many, other, fabulous books, so I won’t get my hopes up. But this book has already won my heart, and that’s all that really matters 🙂 My favorite children’s picture book of 2010 is A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead. Every morning, Amos McGee gets up, has his oatmeal and tea, and heads to the zoo, where he plays chess with the elephant, runs races with the tortoise (the tortoise always wins), sits quietly with a very shy penguin, has a hankie ready for the rhino with a runny nose, and reads stories to the owl, who is actually afraid of the dark! But one morning Amos wakes up not feeling well at all. He must stay home from work. But his friends at the zoo miss him too much! And so, the elephant, tortoise, penguin, rhino, and owl hop a bus and visit Amos at home! I would argue this endearing tale of cross-species friendship and devotion is impossible not to love, so do you and your little one a favor and check it out today! See this book listed in our catalog

Filed Under: Recommended for Kids Tagged With: Animals, Award Winner, Bedtime, Friendship, Jobs, Picture Book

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  1. D.M.Cunningham says

    February 2, 2011 at 1:42 pm

    This book sounds like a perfect book to read to my daughter. Thank you for the review!

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  2. Tess says

    February 2, 2011 at 1:49 pm

    Hope you enjoy the book! Thank you for reading our blog 🙂

    Reply

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