Ann Arbor, the college town known for trees and books, now has the hardware to back up its literary claim to fame. Erin and Philip Stead, Ann Arbor residents, recently won the Caldecott medal for their illustrations in the children's book, A Sick Day for Amos McGee.
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The winner of the Caldecott medal, A Sick Day for Amos McGee, was also a debut by its authors, a husband-and-wife team in Ann Arbor, Mich. It is the story of a zookeeper and his tender friendship with the animals, and was published by Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of the Macmillan Children's Publishing Group.
Mr. Stead said he and Ms. Stead conceived the project in 2006, when they were living in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. (They first met in a high school art class in Dearborn, Mich.) Now they work together in the same studio in Ann Arbor, when Mr. Stead is not teaching graphic design at Washtenaw Community College, a side job.
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