A review by shanaweber
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead

5.0

A Sick Day for Amos McGee is such a fun and sweet story that just warms your heart. It is the simple story of a friendly zookeeper and his fun friends. Amos McGee is a zookeeper who is extremely close with his zoo animal friends. When Amos doesn't show up for work one day, the animals hop on a bus to his house with the goal of just making him feel better. They play some fun games, give him a handkerchief and send him to bed with a good story. We see that the most simple acts of kindness and friendliness can make anybody feel better. The illustrations of this story are beautiful and have an old-fashioned sense to them. They are fun to follow and will have the kids naming every animal that they see on the pages. This Caldecott Medal-winning book truly deserves it's title and is such a great book to have in any classroom.