Books by Philip C. Stead
language
English
review 1: By the same author of a Sick Day For Amos McGee which drew me to this book in the first place. This story is about a a toad named Vernon that finds a new friend who is tiny blue bird. Bird is quiet and silent. Vernon shows him around the river and forest and all his favorite thin...
language
English
review 1: This book was on the award list for the 2013 Notables in the Language Arts. I enjoyed the uncomplicated story of bear and his friends going through the motions of getting ready for winter. Bear has a story, but it will have to wait. Though his friends are too busy for the story, ...
language
English
review 1: As there is nothing new to see on his street, Sebastian decides to set out to see something new. He builds a balloon from his grandmother's patchwork quilts and is sure to take "all the things he would ever need." Along the way he stops and gains passengers along the way. One sto...
language
English
review 1: This book was very wonderful. It had illustrations that included clippings from newspaper, and they were very colorful. The words were altered to look what they sounds like. For example, when the animals were snoring the letters started out small, got big, then got small again to...
language
English
review 1: Amos McGee wakes up early every morning and follows a strict routine before heading to work at the City Zoo, where he visits all of his friends. He plays chess with the elephant, runs races with the tortoise, and sits quietly with the penguin, to name a few. One day Amos McGee ...
language
English
review 1: This is a meaningful story. When children read it, they can see themselves in this story. Maybe some children are Bear, who once wanted to tell a story to others but no one want to listen to him. Maybe others are Duck, Frog, or Mouse, who once reject to listen other's story. The...
language
English
review 1: A Sick Day for Amos McGee illustrated by Erin E. Stead, tells the story of the zoo’s most dependable worker, Amos McGee. Every day, Amos gets to work early so he can play chess with the elephant, race the turtle, chill with the penguin (had to make the pun), blow the rhino’s nose...
language
English
review 1: Amos McGee is a zookeeper who could not go to work one day because he woke up with a cold. All of the animals were concerned for Amos so they all went to his house. They played games and had some tea until Amos felt well again, then the animals put Amos back to bed. The animals w...
language
English
review 1: The book, “A Sick Day for Amos McGee” by Philip C. Stead, and illustrated by Erin E. Stead is a unique and heartwarming story. The story is about a character named Amos McGee who a zookeeper that always takes care of his good animal friends. However one day Amos McGee catches co...
language
English
review 1: This story is a fun read. This fictional book is perfect for a younger age class. I have been introduced to this story through a class of mine and ever since I picked it up, I have fallen in love with it. I think that this story is so original and so much fun. After Amos McGee a ...