From: Sharron L. McElmeel <mcelmeels_at_uwstout.edu>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:26:18 -0600

Oh, my the visual allusions to Margaret Wise Brown's Good-Night Moon -- the red balloon being the most obvious but there are also " elements found in both books: clocks, owl, bears, bunny, mouse, moon, and a red balloon." In addition the last page alludes back to Brown's text as Amos said goodnight to each of his friends, one-by-one and then, knowing that Amos "was afraid of the dark---
 read a story aloud before

turning out the light." The focus on green comes out in Brown's book as in the green room but it is Amos's suit that is green in "A Sick Day for Amos McGee" - -and even the style and coloration evokes thoughts of Good-Night Moon -- a real tribute (IMHO) to a revered classic. I mention these allusions in my "In the Spotlight" column for April's issue of Library Sparks. Sharron

On 1/21/11 2:59 PM, Kathleen Horning wrote: And it does remind me of classic picture books from years past (most especially "The Very Nice Things" by Jean Merrill and Ronni Solbert).

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