Philip Stead Illustration | A Home for Bird, Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat, Creamed Tuna Fish and Peas on Toast, A Sick Day for Amos McGee, Bear Has a Story to Tell. Yes, please. Hard to tell, because the harmony here is pitch perfect. Though he didn’t make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests… Marvelous.” —Fuse # 8 blog. Amos McGee is a quiet man of routine, which I definitely appreciate. {Want more? And I’ve eaten the same breakfast every day for years. In Amos McGee's case, all sorts of species, too! Sign up to receive information about new books, author events, and special offers. Erin E. Stead, the illustrator, overlays her pencil sketches with gentle tones of pink, peach, blue and green, and bright red spots that belie the deceptive ordinariness of the text.” —The New York Times Book Review“Thick, creamy paper and a muted palette add to the gentle resonance of a story that ends with everyone tucked in at last for a sweet night's sleep.” —Washington Post “It's hard to believe that this is Erin Stead's first children's book-her woodcut and oil-ink artwork is so warmly appealing that she seems like an old pro.” —Time Out New York Kids“Here is a book that exemplifies that happy combination where words and pictures carry equal weight and yet somehow create a whole that defies arithmetic.” —BookPage“Newcomer Erin Stead's elegant woodblock prints, breathtaking in their delicacy, contribute to the story's tranquility and draw subtle elements to viewers' attention.” —Publishers Weekly, STARRED review“Erin E. Stead's beautifully wrought woodblock prints and pencil work create almost painfully expressive characters...This gentle, ultimately warm story acknowledges the care and reciprocity behind all good friendships.” —Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review“Erin Stead's attentively detailed pencil and woodblock illustrations reveal character and enhance the cozy mood of Philip Stead's gentle text.” —Horn Book Magazine“Whether read individually or shared, this gentle story will resonate with youngsters.” —School Library Journal“Like the story, the quiet pictures, rendered in pencil and woodblock color prints, are both tender and hilarious… The extension of the familiar pet-bonding theme will have great appeal, especially in the final images of the wild creatures snuggled up with Amos in his cozy home.” —Booklist“If you want to give a child a book that will remain with them always (and lead to decades of folks growing up and desperately trying to relocate it with the children's librarians of the future) this is the one that you want. Charlotte Zolotow Award/Honor Book Each day, without fail, he makes his way to the zoo to tend to his dear friends, each quirkier than the next. But one day – “Ah-choo!” – he woke up with the sniffles and the sneezes. The calming color palette is exactly matches the tone of the story. Illustrator Erin Stead talks about the process of creating the artwork for her Caldecott-winning picture book, A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE. In Amos McGee's case, all sorts of species, too! NYPL Book for Reading and Sharing I am loving your blog more and more with each passing day. and then it's spring. The day Amos doesn’t show up at the zoo, the animals journey out to take care of their keeper.