Philip C. Stead (Author of A Sick Day for Amos McGee)

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Philip C. Stead

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in Farmington Hills, MI, The United States

December 27, 1982

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Philip C. Stead is the author of the Caldecott Medal winning book A Sick Day for Amos McGee, also named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2010 and a Publishers Weekly Best Children鈥檚 Book of 2010, illustrated by his wife, Erin E. Stead. Together with Erin, he also created Bear Has a Story to Tell, an E.B. White Read-Aloud Award honor book. Philip, also an artist, has written and illustrated several of his own books including Hello, My Name is Ruby, Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat, A Home for Bird, and his debut Creamed Tuna Fish and Peas on Toast, which was applauded by School Library Journal for 鈥渋ts wry humor and illustrations worthy of a Roald Dahl creation.鈥� Philip lives with Erin and their dog, Wednesday, in a 100-year-old barn ...more

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I am now very pleased to announce the winners of our Special Delivery art raffle. Together we have raised over $5000 for children鈥檚 literacy campaigns worldwide (and a few dollars for The Elephant Sanctuary, too)! Over a dozen non-profits received unexpected donations this month thanks to your generosity. These non-profits ranged from Hawaii to Rwanda and pretty much everywhere else in between. I

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	A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 21,629 ratings — published 2010 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip C. Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 4,291 ratings — published 2012 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Home for Bird 4.06 avg rating — 2,153 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lenny & Lucy by Philip C. Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 1,880 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine by Philip C. Stead, Mark Twain, Erin E. Stead (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 1,681 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ideas Are All Around 3.65 avg rating — 1,263 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hello, My Name is Ruby 3.65 avg rating — 1,209 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Every Dog in the Neighborhood by Philip C. Stead, Matthew Cordell (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 842 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Special Delivery by Philip C. Stead, Matthew Cordell (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 929 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Samson in the Snow 3.83 avg rating — 806 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Philip C. Stead

Amos McGee (3 books)
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Erin E. Stead (illustrator)

4.26 avg rating — 22,270 ratings

Vernon (2 books)
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4.01 avg rating — 2,514 ratings

Sadie (3 books)
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Philip C. Stead,

Matthew Cordell (Illustrations)

3.70 avg rating — 1,823 ratings

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“There are many accidents of biology that are beyond our control. Some of us are short, some of us are tall. Some of us are weak, some of us are strong. Thankfully, though, personalities are not born ugly; they are learned ugly.”
― Philip Stead, The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine

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“You're getting too old for a stuffed animal. So we traded your bear for a toaster.”
― Philip C. Stead, Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat

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Which book shall we give our Caldecott award to?

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A Home for Bird Philip C. Stead

6 votes 19.4%

Chloe and the Lion by Mac Barnett

3 votes 9.7%

Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

3 votes 9.7%

And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano

3 votes 9.7%

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce

2 votes 6.5%

Boy and Bot by Ame Dyckman

2 votes 6.5%

Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett

2 votes 6.5%

More by I.C. Springman

2 votes 6.5%

Unspoken: A Story From the Underground Railroad by Henry Cole

2 votes 6.5%

One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo

1 vote 3.2%

Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip C. Stead

1 vote 3.2%

Step Gently Out by Helen Frost

1 vote 3.2%

Z Is for Moose by Kelly Bingham

1 vote 3.2%

Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff

1 vote 3.2%

This is Not My Hat (write-in)

1 vote 3.2%

One Special Day A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters by Lola M. Schaefer

One Special Day: A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters by Lola Schaefer

0 votes 0.0%

Chopsticks by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

0 votes 0.0%

This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

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House Held Up by Trees by Ted Kooser

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Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds

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Otto the Book Bear by Katie Cleminson

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