Written By Philip C. Stead And Illustrated By Erin E. Stead

Adapted For The Stage By Nicole B. Adkins

Text © 2010 By Philip Stead, Illustrations © 2010 By Erin Stead Published By Neal Porter Books / Roaring Brook Press

2011 Caldecott Medal Winner

Friendship can be the best medicine when you’re feeling blue. Friends come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.

In this heart-warming story about the joys of friendship, zookeeper Amos McGee knows friends can come in all sorts of species, too. Every day, Amos visits his animal friends at the zoo, running races with the tortoise, caring for a particularly shy penguin, and reading stories to an owl. One day, Amos is too sick to visit his zoo friends, but, fortunately, the animals know just what to do.

Part of The Kindness Project.

Themes: Compassion, friendship, kindness

Recommended for grades K-2nd

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CONCESSIONS AVAILABLE at this performance

LOBBY DOORS and the BOX OFFICE open 1 hour before showtime.

THEATER DOORS open for seating approximately 30 minutes before showtime.

***Typically at BPAC events, the theatre doors open for seating no earlier than 30 minutes before the performance. There is no need to arrive extraordinarily early. Know that if you choose to arrive prior to lobby doors opening, there is no place to sit and wait for the lobby to open other than the outdoor benches in Evelyn's Courtyard.

Photos Courtesy of Children's Theatre of Charlotte