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凯迪克金奖作品《阿莫的生病日》以舒缓的节奏，为生活在繁忙大都市里的人们，讲述了一则打动我们日渐冷漠心弦的小故事。

阿莫是一位和善的动物园管理员，过着规律平淡而又充实快乐的日子。每天，他都要挤出时间去看望几位好朋友：陪大象下棋、和乌龟赛跑、跟企鹅坐坐、给爱流鼻涕的犀牛递手绢，并且给猫头鹰讲故事。

可是有一天，他醒来时又流鼻涕又打喷嚏，没能正常去动物园，却在家里接待了几位意想不到的客人……

THE BEST SICK DAY EVER and the animals in the zoo feature inthis striking picture book debut.

Friends e in all sorts of shapes and sizes. In AmosMcGee’s case, all sorts of species, too! Every day he spends alittle bit of time with each of his friends at the zoo, runningraces with the tortoise, keeping the shy penguin pany, and evenreading bedtime stories to the owl. But when Amos is too sick tomake it to the zoo, his animal friends decide it’s time theyreturned the favor.

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荣获奖项--

ALSC Notable Children's Book;

NYPL Book for Reading and Sharing;

Charlotte Zolotow Award / Honor Book;

CPL: Chicago Public Library Best of the Best

有一种和【欢闹】不同的感觉，那就是寂寞！

小朋友在幼儿园里，在小伙伴当中，在家人的呵护和关注下，到处都有好玩的事儿，到处都是热热闹闹的。

然而随着年龄的增长，他们有一天会体会到另一种感情，那就是【寂寞】。

这本书里的阿莫伯伯，不是顽皮活泼的小孩子，也不是可爱的小动物，而是一位安安静静、慈祥的老人，而且是个老好人！他也许和小朋友的爷爷奶奶们一样，平静地生活在寂静的时光里。

全书的画面从线条干净、颜色单调的铅笔画开始：阿莫伯伯的生活是铅笔画下的淡淡的灰色。床是灰色的、炉子是灰色的，房子是灰色的，仿佛生活里所有一成不变的东西都是灰色的。而那双灰色的兔子拖鞋，让人觉得阿莫伯伯在心里其实是一个幼稚的、天真可爱的孩子。

终于，阿莫伯伯上班了，每天坐的公共汽车、站牌、胖司机，都是铅笔的灰色。连动物园大门也是灰色。

可是他的老朋友大象是棕色的呀！流鼻涕的犀牛是土红色的！企鹅有着红色的脚掌！乌龟有着墨绿色的壳！

阿莫伯伯是一个斯文的老绅士，而

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"Thick, creamy paper and a muted palette add to the gentle resonance of a story that ends with everyone tucked in at last for a sweet night's sleep."

--Washington Post

"It's hard to believe that this is Erin Stead's first children's book-her woodcut and oil-ink artwork is so warmly appealing that she seems like an old pro."

--Time Out New York Kids

"Here is a book that exemplifies that happy combination where words and pictures carry equal weight and yet somehow create a whole that defies arithmetic."

--BookPage

"Newcomer Erin Stead's elegant woodblock prints, breathtaking in their delicacy, contribute to the story's tranquility and draw subtle elements to viewers' attention."

--Publishers Weekly, STARRED review

作者简介

Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead won the Caldecott Medal for A Sick Day for Amos McGee, their first book together. Philip is also the author and illustrator of Creamed Tuna Fish and Peas on Toast. They divide their time between Ann Arbor, Michigan, and New York City.

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