Stead, Philip Christian (Personal Name)

Creamed tuna fish & peas on toast, c2009 t.p. (Philip Christian Stead)

Bound to Stay Bound Books website, Feb. 16, 2016 (Philip Christian Stead was born in 1982. While attending the University of Michigan, he began sending mockups for picture books to publishers. Sick Day For Amos McGee received the 2011 Caldecott Medal illustrated by his wife, Erin Stead. Philip and Erin live in a 100-year-old barn in Ann Arbor, Michigan with their dog.)

Music for Mister Moon, 2019: CIP t.p. (Philip C. Stead)

Amazon, viewed Feb. 10, 2022: Philip Christian Stead (Philip C. Stead is the author of the Caldecott Medal-winning book "A Sick Day for Amos McGee". With his wife, illustrator Erin Stead, he also created "Bear Has a Story to Tell", "Lenny & Lucy", and "The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine", based on a previously-unpublished children's story by Mark Twain. Philip has written and illustrated many of his own books, including "Hello, My Name Is Ruby"; "Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat"; and "A Home for Bird". Philip lives in Michigan with his wife, Erin.) https://www.amazon.com/Philip-Christian-Stead/e/B002YXCYEG%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Wikipedia, viewed Feb. 10, 2022: Erin E. Stead (Erin E. Stead (born December 27, 1982) is an American illustrator of children's books. She won the 2011 Caldecott Medal for the year's best-illustrated U.S. picture book, recognizing her first publication, A Sick Day for Amos McGee. Stead was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and met her husband, Philip Christian Stead in art class at Divine Child High School in Dearborn, Michigan. They married in September 2005 and moved to New York City, where he worked at the Brooklyn Children's Museum. She worked at Books of Wonder bookstore and as an assistant to the creative director at HarperCollins Children's Books. After moving back to Ann Arbor they collaborated on A Sick Day for Amos McGee, about the day a zookeeper stays home because he is sick. It was his second book and her first. The Steads currently live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he teaches at Washtenaw Community College.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_E._Stead