Philip Stead writes Caldecott Award-winning Book

The Illustrated book ​“A Sick Day for Amos McGee” (Roaring Brook Press) written by A&D graduate Philip C. Stead (BFA 2003) and illustrated by Erin Stead, has won a 2010 Caldecott Award from The American Library Association. The story, which revolves around a sick zoo keeper visited by the animals he takes care of, was written by Philip specifically to fit his wife’s illustration style. ​“I tried to dream up characters that would be perfect for her to illustrate” he said.

Erin Stead has another book coming out in 2012, and Philip, whose ​“Creamed Tuna Fish and Peas on Toast,” was published in 2009, will have a new book in Summer 2011. Erin and Phillip are working now on their next book together about a bear.

Read more:
Ann Arbor illustrator winner of Caldecott | freep​.com | Detroit Free Press
Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2010 — The New York Times
MacMillan: A Sick Day for Amos McGee