Be Gentle

By Philip and Erin Stead
What Is the Reason for Kindness?
Illustration by Erin Stead

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Issue: Fall 2019 / Volume 95/3
Published: September 3, 2019
Philip and Erin Stead

Philip and Erin Stead are the collaborative duo behind A Sick Day for Amos McGee (Roaring Brook, 2010), winner of the 2011 Caldecott Medal. Together and separately they have created more than twenty books for children.

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