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A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Home sick? Your friends might just take the bus to see you. 🐘🐢🐧
Who it's for
A quiet, tender picture book about being sick and being cared for by the friends you usually care for.
Unwell, low→Cared for, cozy
Feelings it meets
What it is
Amos McGee is a punctual zookeeper who makes time every day for his friends: he plays chess with the elephant, races the tortoise and sits quietly with the shy penguin. One morning he wakes up with a bad cold and has to stay home. Worried, the elephant, tortoise, penguin, rhinoceros and owl take the number 5 bus to his house to look after him.
Where to find it
Hardcover, paperback and ebook from Macmillan (Roaring Brook Press); widely held in public libraries.
Before you start
Age: Picture book (ages about 2–6)
I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.Henry David Thoreau, Walden, “Solitude”
