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K-Gr 3—With the unassuming conceit of a woolgathering walk with his dog, Stead provides readers with snapshots of his creative ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Stead's A Sick Day for Amos McGee (rev. 5/10), illustrated by Erin E. Stead, takes a traditional approach to a work-related challenge: told in the third person, it presents a kindly zookeeper, his concrete problem, and a satisfying solution. Conversely, this book takes a circuitous path (literally) to resolving a job crisis: an author attempts to walk off a case of writer's block. ("I have to write a story today. That is my job...But today I...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

An author attempts to walk off writer's block. The suggestion is that the nameless, faceless writer-narrator, who walks with his dog, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More