by Laura Falin posted in Life

Are you in the throes of winter sicknesses"
There are least three different illnesses making their way through our school right now. Coughs, strep, stomach ailments... you name it and I can find a poor kid suffering from it right now.
When my littles are not feeling well, they do a lot of extra resting and cuddling on the couch. We watch movies, and listen to music, and at some point, we'll grab a pile of books and do some reading together.
These books help kids know they're not alone. They can share in their sniffly suffering with bears, dinosaurs, and llamas...and hopefully laugh a little with them, too. It is, after all, the best medicine.

A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead -- Every day, Amos makes sure he visits all of his friends at the zoo. On the day poor Amos has to stay home sick, his friends all decide to do the same for him.

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