Erin E. Stead

Stead studied at Divine Child High School. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is children's and young adult literature. Works named in the authority record are A Sick Day for Amos McGee. Distinctions recorded are Caldecott Medal.

• Born — 27 December 1982 • Birthplace — Farmington Hills, Michigan • Occupation — Illustrator • Period — 2010–present • Genre — Children's picture books • Notable Works — A Sick Day for Amos McGee • Awards — Caldecott Medal • Spouse — Philip C. Stead

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. Philip wrote characters he felt would work for Erin to illustrate. She used wood blocks for color work and pencil lines for detailing. Amos McGee was edited by Neal Porter at Roaring Brooks Press and named one of the "10 Best Illustrated Children's Books" for 2010 by The New York Times. Stead's second book, And Then It's Spring, written by Julie Fogliano (Neal Porter, 2012), 2012 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Picture Book Honor winner. The Steads live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he teaches at Washtenaw Community College.

Erin E. Stead has illustrated books by other writers. Most of her works are picture books published by Roaring Brook Press of New York City under the imprint Neal Porter Books. Porter had previously handled Philip Stead's debut book. • A Sick Day for Amos McGee, by Philip C. Stead (Roaring Brook Press, 2010) • And Then It's Spring, Julie Fogliano (2012) • Bear Has a Story to Tell, Philip Stead (2012) • If You Want to See a Whale, Julie Fogliano (2013) • Lenny & Lucy, by Philip C. Stead (2015) • The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles, by Michelle Cuevas (Rocky Pond Books, 2016) • The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine, by Mark Twain and Philip Stead (Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2017) • Tony by Ed Galing (Roaring Brook Press, 2017) • Music for Mr. Moon by Philip Stead (Holiday House, 2019) • Amos McGee Misses the Bus (2021) • The Sun Is Late and So Is The Farmer by Philip C. Stead (Neal Porter Books, 2022) • The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams (Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2022) • Big Bear and Little Bear Go Fishing by Amy Hest (Neal Porter Books, 2024) • A Snow Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead (Roaring Brook Press, 2025)