num_pages: 32
description: Amos McGee a friendly zookeeper always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant the tortoise the penguin the rhinoceros and the owl.But one dayAh-choo!he woke up with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day he did receive some unexpected guests.Philip C. Stead's gently humorous tale of friendship and dedication is illustrated by his wife Erin E. Stead's elegant drawings embellished with subtle hints of color.
language: English
title: A Sick Day for Amos McGee
publisher: Roaring Brook Press