A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Amazon.com Review of A Sick Day for Amos McGee illustrated by Erin E. Stead by Philip C. Stead

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.

This was a sweet story that held the interest of all 3 girls (3, 4, and 7 years old). Amos seems as if he could be grandpa sitting right next to you with his gentle demeanor and kind heart. It is as if he is the grandfather to the animals at the zoo. The humor of the animals catching the bus and having an overnight at Amos' home was well received by the young readers! This is a darling book for the early elementary library.