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’s 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 “its wry humor and illustrations worthy of a Roald Dahl creation.” Philip lives with Erin and their dog, Wednesday, in a 100-year-old barn in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Author website: https://philipstead.com/
Books in order of publication:
Creamed Tuna Fish & Peas on Toast – 2009
A Sick Day for Amos McGee – 2010
Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat – 2011
Bear Has a Story to Tell – 2012
A Home for Bird – 2012
Hello, My Name is Ruby – 2013
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