Philip C. Stead

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  • Bibliography:
    17 Books
  • First Book:
    March 2015
  • Latest Book:
    October 2023
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Book List in Order: 17 titles

  • Special Delivery

    Sadie is on her way to deliver an elephant to her Great-Aunt Josephine, who lives completely alone and can really use the company. She tries everything from mailing the elephant to boarding a plane, a train, and an alligator to get to her aunt's h...

  • Lenny & Lucy

    Peter and his father are moving to a new house beyond the dark unfriendly woods. When they arrive at their new home, Peter wants to turn back. Fortunately, he has Harold for company, but Harold is just a dog and can't help Peter. Scared of the things...

  • Ideas Are All Around

    As an author and his dog, Wednesday, walk through their neighborhood, they look at sunflowers, say hi to Frank, a turtle, who makes quick for the water and disappears, and watch a train rumble by as they walk uphill to a big purple house that belongs...

  • Samson in the Snow

    One sunny day Samson, a large and friendly woolly mammoth, encounters a little red bird who is looking for yellow flowers for her mouse friend (whose favorite color is yellow). As she flies off with the flowers, Samson wonders what it must be like to...

  • A Sick Day for Amos McGee

    THE BEST SICK DAY EVER and the animals in the zoo feature in this striking picture book debut. Friends come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. In Amos McGee's case, all sorts of species, too! Every day he spends a little bit of time with each of hi...

  • The Only Fish in the Sea

    Did you hear about little Amy Scott? She got a goldfish for her birthday and then just threw it in the ocean! That doesn’t seem right. I guess Sherman and Sadie will have to go save little Ellsworth (every fish deserves a proper name) on their o...

  • The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine

    A never-before-published, previously unfinished Mark Twain children’s story is brought to life by Caldecott Medal winners Philip Stead and Erin Stead. In a hotel in Paris one evening in 1879, Mark Twain sat with his young daughters, who begged ...

  • All the Animals Where I Live

    The author used to live in the busy city where there were buses and trains, and people waiting for buses and trains. Now he lives in the country and jubilantly takes us on a tour of his home, pointing out all the animals that share his space. Ther...

  • Vernon Is on His Way

    “It is a very nice day,” said Vernon. Porcupine agreed. “I do not remember a day as nice as this.” “Except for maybe yesterday,” offered Skunk. Vernon, Skunk, and Porcupine are back! The stars of Philip C. Stead's acclaimed Home for ...



  • Music for Mister Moon

    A shy musician makes an unexpected friend in this beautiful picture book from an award-winning duo.

    The 2019 Great Lakes Great Reads Award Children's Picture Book Winner

    A girl named Harriet longs to play her cello alone in her room. Bu...

  • Bear Has a Story to Tell

    It was almost winter and Bear was getting sleepy.
    But first, Bear had a story to tell...

    Bear found his friend Mouse, but Mouse was busy gathering seeds and didn't have time to listen to a story. Then Bear saw his friend Duck, but Duck w...

  • Follow That Frog

    When a curiously croaking stranger comes knocking at the door, Aunt Josephine launches into a rambling tale about her lifelong pursuit of a rare giant frog. Eccentric Aunt Josephine poignantly ignores a stranger knocking at her door as she tells h...

  • Amos McGee Misses the Bus

    Hooray! Our good friends are back! Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, is very considerate and always on time. But after a late night planning a surprise for all his friends, Amos is tired. So tired, in fact, that he falls asleep during breakfast an...

  • I'd Like to Be the Window for a Wise Old Dog

    A comforting and timely new picture book that feels like an instant classic, written and illustrated by Philip Stead, author of the Caldecott Medal-winning A Sick Day for Amos McGee and the New York Times bestselling The Purloining of Prince Oleomarg...

  • Every Dog in the Neighborhood

    Louis and his eccentric Grandma set out to count every dog in the neighborhood when they find out about city hall’s woefully inadequate record keeping. Louis wants a dog, but his Grandma insists, “There are enough dogs in the neighborhood alre...

  • The Sun Is Late and So Is The Farmer

    On a peculiarly long night, three farm animals set off on a daring quest to bring the sunrise. A mule, A milk cow, A miniature horse, Standing in a barn door, Waiting for the sun to rise. As this trio rests in their comfortable barn, a rea...

  • The North Wind and the Sun

    She Persisted meets Be Kind in this reinterpretation of a classic fable, whose timeless message of perseverance and hope will encourage readers to stand up for themselves.Who will win the war of trust— the forceful, spiteful, cruel North Wind o...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Philip C. Stead has published 17 books.

Philip C. Stead does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The North Wind and the Sun, was published in October 2023.

The first book by Philip C. Stead, Special Delivery, was published in March 2015.

No. Philip C. Stead does not write books in series.
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