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A review by vivalibrarian
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
5.0
When I was working on my music degree I got a job at the local library shelving books. I hated shelving books but it changed my fate and I learned so much about the library that I don't think you get if you start higher. The best part of the job was shelving the picture books because I would sit back there and read them which started a love of picture books and a small but always growing collection.
This book is about kindness. (see previous review about coping mechanisms) Amos McGee gets up and goes to work at the zoo everyday. He takes good care of his charges and knows them well enough that he'll read a story to the owl who is afraid of the dark with the light on. One day he gets sick and has to stay home. Everyone is concerned and in children's books magic makes their way to his house and repays his kindness when he needs it the most. It is sweet, it is simple and also so profound in how easy it is to take care of each other.
This book is about kindness. (see previous review about coping mechanisms) Amos McGee gets up and goes to work at the zoo everyday. He takes good care of his charges and knows them well enough that he'll read a story to the owl who is afraid of the dark with the light on. One day he gets sick and has to stay home. Everyone is concerned and in children's books magic makes their way to his house and repays his kindness when he needs it the most. It is sweet, it is simple and also so profound in how easy it is to take care of each other.