A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Title: A Sick Day For Amos McGee

Author: Philip C. Stead

Illustrator: Erin E. Stead

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

http://us.macmillan.com/RoaringBrook.aspx

Publication Date: 2010

Genre: Picture Book

Audience: Gr. PreK-2

Awards: The Caldecott Medal

Overview: Amos McGee wakes up every morning and goes to visit his friends at the local zoo. He plays chess with the elephant, races the tortoise, sits with the shy penguin, wipes the rhino’s nose, and reads to the owl. When Amos wakes up sick one day, his friends at the zoo wait for him, but he never comes. They then decide to take a trip to Amos’s house to take care of him like he takes care of them. They all make Amos feel better by playing and reading and helping Amos get better.

Activity: This story would work well with a lesson where the students are asked how they would help a sick friend or relate the story to a time they were sick. They could also be asked to predict what would happen if Amos was still sick, or if one of the animals was feeling under the weather the next day.

Reviewer’s Name: Zack Zajaczkowski