Bibliographic Information: Stead, P. (2010) A Sick Day for Amos McGee. Illus. Erin Stead. New York, NY: Roaring Brook.
Annotation: This is the story of Amos McGee, who works at the zoo, and the day he got sick. Amos spends all his time at the zoo visiting the animals and making sure they get the attention they need. One day Amos gets sick and the animals decided to visit him. They make it a wonderful sick day for Mr. McGee.
Genre: Picturebook
Grade Level: K-2
Readers who will like this book: I think most children will like this book. Children who like animals, like the zoo, or have ever been sick.
Response/Rating: Retruning acts of kindness is becoming my favorite type of book. This book makes me feel good. It is a cute book that most children should enjoy. 4
Classroom questions: Have you ever been sick? Did you havfe to stay home? Did you get to do anything when staying home?
2011 Caldecott Winner
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