A Sick Day for Amos McGee
“A story that ends with everyone tucked in at last for a sweet night’s sleep.”
Washington Post
Among longlisted titles for Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, 2011
Among longlisted titles for CPL: Chicago Public Library Best of the Best, 2010
Among longlisted titles for ALA Notable Children's Books, 2011
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner, 2011
Winner of NYPL Book for Reading and Sharing, 2010
Among longlisted titles for Illinois Monarch K-3 Children's Choice AW ML, 2013
Charlotte Zolotow Award / Honor Book, 2011
Winner of Capitol Choices Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens, 2011
Among longlisted titles for WI Edu Media Assoc Gold Archer ML, 2011
A 2018 Audie Award Finalist for Best Narration for Young Listeners
Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
The Best Sick Day Ever and 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.
A Sick Day for Amos McGee is a 2011 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year selection and winner of the 2011 Caldecott Medal. This title has Common Core connections.
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