Directly Related to the book: 

• Why does Amos do nice things for his friends?

• When he was sick, how do you know he was missed?

• Why was he missed?

• How did Amos help his friends?

• Why did Amos read stories to the owl?

• How did the animals help Amos?

• What happens when you are sick?  How do people help you?

• Does Amos treat all of his friends the same way or differently?

• Sometimes, different people need different things.... Can you talk about different ways you can help people?

• How can you help your friends?

Provide your child with models of various animals:

• How many toes are there? 

• What does the skin look like? Bumpy? Rough? Smooth? 

• How many legs does the animal have? 

• Do they have nails? Claws? Paws? 

• Is the animal a wild animal or a domestic animal? 

• What do their ears, tail, and nose look like?

Books by Philip Stead 

Amos McGee Misses The Bus

The Sun is Late And So Is The Farm

Bear Has a Story to Tell

Special Delivery

Hello, My Name is Ruby

Books about feeling sick 

Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson

 Going to the Hospital by Stephen Cartwright 

How do you Care a Very Sick Bear?  by Vanessa Bayer

Dragons Get Colds Too by Rebecca Roan

A Bad Case Of Stripes by David Shannon

Llama Llama Home with Mama by Anna Dewdney

Books about Zoo Animals

 My Zoo: A Book of Feeling by David Griswold

1,2,3 to the Zoo: A Counting Book by Eric Carle

A Children’s Zoo by Tana Hoban

Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

What Would You Do At The Zoo? by M.B. Roosa

Curious George At the Zoo by H.A. Rey

Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann