Her first book, Let’s Be Indians, was issued in 1962 by Harper and Row, under the guidance of editor Susan Hirschman. Parish was already a published author at that time when the first Amelia book was released in 1963. Amelia Bedelia was not author Peggy Parish’s first children’s book. While you may be familiar with her creative take on household chores, here are a few things you may not know about Amelia Bedelia. And the surprise SHOWER? Out comes that garden hose on full blast-SURPRISE!!! Young fans too will be surprised at how much fun is in this series.Amelia Bedelia, Peggy Parish’s bumbling but beloved housekeeper, has been delighting children and adults alike since she debuted in 1963, and is now one of the most treasured children’s book characters of all time. Anyone who's a fan of Amelia will know that only three things are constant in life: death, taxes, and that Amelia will take your words literally to the point where she becomes the epitome of Murphy's Law, where what can go wrong.you know? Thus she ICES the fish with the same icing she's using for cupcakes, CUTS the flowers into teeny tiny pieces until we have here a bowl of instant homemade potpourri, PRUNES the hedges with plump juicy Prunes (in case any kids come visit), and RUNS over that tablecloth until the footprints cover every square inch! (AB still can't see any square shapes in those inches but still possibles exist!). At the madam's request, AB is to prune the hedges, run over the table cloth with an iron, ice the fish and cut the flowers. But it helps!Īmelia Bedelia and her equally clueless uncle Alcolu are planning a surprise shower for one of the lady friends of Mrs Rogers. The most popular klutzy maid of all time is back and ready for the shower scene! Oops! Bad pun. Over the years these classic early readers have earned their keep. Peggy Parish's writing style allows kids to follow and learn new words as they read.

Readers laugh along as the colorful pictures show Amelia trying very hard but getting mixed up all along the way.

This and the other Amelia Bedelia books use humor to reenforce that the same word can have multiple meanings. Ralph's children love the prunes on the hedge! In the end everyone has a great time and Mrs. Everyone laughs as they realize the mix up. Alma with the garden hose tempers flair until Amelia brings out tea and chocolate icing covered fish. Cousin Alcolu comes over to help prune the hedge while Amelia scales and ices the fresh fish.

Amelia Bedelia's antics are funny and captivating to young readers as she helps them learn that the same word can have many meanings. The Amelia Bedelia easy readers are classics in the 'I Can Read' genre.

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