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Philip C. Stead

PHILIP STEAD is the author of the Caldecott Medal–winning book A Sick Day for Amos McGee. With his wife, illustrator Erin Stead, he also created Bear Has a Story to TellLenny & Lucy, and The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine, based on a previously-unpublished children's story by Mark Twain. Philip has also written and illustrated his own books, including Hello, My Name Is Ruby; Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat; and A Home for Bird. Philip and Erin live in northern Michigan. Visit Philip online at philipstead.com.
I'd Like to Be the Window for a Wise Old Dog
The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine

Books

I'd Like to Be the Window for a Wise Old Dog
The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine