Picture book for early readers.

"A Sick Day for Amos McGee," by Philip C. Stead. Illustrated by Erin E. Stead. The story is simple and so are the illustrations. And this works. This is a brilliant picture book. Check out the facial expressions on Amos and the animals. They are terrific! Story line: Old Amos McGee works at the zoo. While there he makes time to visit his animal friends. One day he wakes up with a bad cold so doesn't go to work. Worried he's not at work his animal friends take a bus to visit him at his house. I won't divulge the picture on the last page, but it's very cute.