Amelia+Bedelia

__Bibliographic Material__ Title: Amelia Bedelia Author: Peggy Parish Illustrator Fritz Siebel Grade Level: Kin dergarten-3 rd

Paperback: 63 pages Publisher: HarperCollins Language: English ISBN: 0064441555

__Summary__ //Amelia Bedelia// is the story of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers new housekeeper, Amelia Bedelia. On her first day on the job, Amelia gets assigned tasks like “Draw the drapes” and “Dress the chicken”, and takes them literally. While dressing the cooked chicken in a shirt and pants and having Amelia sketch a picture of the curtains wasn’t what the Rogers had in mind, everything ends up perfect in the end!

__Book Review__ //Amelia Bedelia// is a silly book that will make children of all ages laugh. Whether she’s changing the towels (with a pair of scissors) or dressing the chicken (in a fancy outfit) Amelia’s antics are lighthearted and will keep readers wondering what she’s going to do next. The watercolor illustrations are beautiful and enhance the silliness of the story. While geared at children ages 4-8, readers of all ages will enjoy this story.

__Analysis of Literary Element:Character Development__ The character development of //Amelia Bedelia// is what makes the story so enjoyable. Even though the book is all about Amelia making mistakes, the book is written in such a way that the reader understands and is actually cheering on Amelia as she mixes up what she is told to do. Amelia is described and developed in such a way that the reader, nor the characters in the book (Mr. and Mrs. Rogers) get frustrated with her antics, and instead, find them endearing. The character of Amelia shows her true development at the end of the book, when she redeems herself from her mistakes by baking a pie for Mr. and Mrs. Rogers that is so good that they forget everything else that happened that day.

__Author Bio__ Peggy Parish was mostly known for her incredibly popular children’s book series //Amelia Bedelia//. Parish, who was an English teacher for 15 years, went on to write 3 dozen children’s books, most of which starred Amelia Bedelia. Parish wrote her first book //Let’s Be Indians// in 1961, and followed with //Amelia Bedelia// in 1963. After passing away in 1988, she passed on her legacy to her nephew Herman Parish, who wrote two more //Amelia Bedelia// books.

__Related Links__ Amelia Bedelia Read-Aloud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfu5Qee9iI8