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September 26, 2021 by Travis Jonker

Amos McGee is Back! An Interview with Erin and Philip Stead

September 26, 2021 by Travis Jonker   Leave a Comment

In our last episode, Erin and Philip Stead took us behind the scenes of their Caldecott Medal-winning book A Sick Day for Amos McGee. Today’s episode is all about the joys and challenges of returning to the world of Amos:

And, just for fun, some speed round questions.

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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