Herman Parish was in the fourth grade when his aunt, Peggy Parish,
created Amelia Bedelia, the literal-minded housekeeper. Peggy wrote
twelve books in the series before she passed away in 1988. The
interest of educators and the enthusiasm of young readers prompted
Herman to continue the character in 1995 with his first book, Good
Driving, Amelia Bedelia.
Since then, Herman has added more than thirty books to the series.
He has carried on her adventures as a housekeeper in books such as
the best-selling Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm, and he has broken new
ground in his most recent books portraying Amelia Bedelia as a
young girl. She may be little, but she is as literal as ever. There
are picture books for the youngest children, including the national
bestsellers Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School and Amelia
Bedelia's First Valentine. Young Amelia Bedelia also appears in I
Can Read Level 1 beginning readers and a new series of chapter
books, starting with the best-selling Amelia Bedelia Means Business
and Amelia Bedelia Unleashed.
Amelia Bedelia celebrated her 50th birthday in 2013, and she is
still going strong.
Amelia Bedelia is back and she's volunteering in the library in Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm by Herman Parish (the nephew of creator Peggy Parish), illus. by Lynn Sweat. Misunderstandings abound when literal-minded Amelia Bedelia heads to a bookstore after the librarian tells her "to go by the book" (as in, "rules are rules"). Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
Gr 1-3-The literal-minded maid returns to create another ruckus. The author hauls out every corny pun and conceivable stereotype about books and libraries to introduce beginning readers to the joys of reading. Much of the wordplay is explained through the colorful illustrations. The book is, however, more of a string of events designed to include book-related puns than a cohesive story, and it's wordier than previous books in the series. Fans may welcome a new Amelia Bedelia title, but this one definitely doesn't live up to Peggy Parish's originals.-Nancy A. Gifford, Schenectady County Public Library, NY Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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