Amelia+Bedelia

**Summary**
Amelia Bedelia, the housekeeper with a literal mind, upsets the Rogers family as she causes accidental disasters one after another for the Rogers family in their home. Some of the things Amelia Bedelia does in this book are changing towels, dust the furniture, draw the drapes, put the lights out, bakes a pie, measures two cups of rice, trim the fat on meat, dress the chicken. Amelia Bedelia means well, but she creates a disaster for the family in this humorous easy read children's book.

**Author Biography**
Peggy Parish (July 14, 1927- November 19, 1988) graduated from the Univeristy of South Carolina with a degree in English. She later taught in Oklahoma, Kentucky, and at Dalton School in New York City. As she was a school teacher she began writing children’s books. She has over three dozen children’s books published, but she is known for her most famous work of the //Amelia Bedelia// series. After her sudden death from an aneurysm, her nephew Herman Parish continued the famous //Amelia Bedelia// series.

**Other Children's Literature by the Same Author**
//Littlest Raccoon // (1961) (illustrated by Claude Humbert //Let's Be Indians // (1962) (illustrated by [|Arnold Lobel] ) //My Little Golden Book of Manners // (1962) (illustrated by [|Richard Scarry] ) //Good Hunting Little Indian // (1963) (illustrated by [|Leonard Weisgard] ) //Willy Is My Brother // (1963) (illustrated by <span style="color: #0645ad; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Shirley Hughes] <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Golden Calendar: 1966 //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (1966) (illustrated by [|Tibor Gergely] ) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Let's Be Early Settlers with Daniel Boone //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (1967) (illustrated by <span style="color: #0645ad; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Arnold Lobel] <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ootah's Lucky Day //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (1970) (illustrated by Mamoru Funai) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dinosaur Time //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (1974) (illustrated by <span style="color: #0645ad; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Arnold Lobel] <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Scruffy //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (illustrated by Kelly Oechsli) (1988) __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Amelia Bedelia series __ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Illustrated by <span style="color: #0645ad; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Wallace Tripp] <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">, Fritz Siebel, or Lynn Sweat: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Amelia Bedelia //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (1963) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Thank You, Amelia Bedelia //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (1964) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (1966) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Come Back, Amelia Bedelia //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (1971) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (1972) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Good Work, Amelia Bedelia //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (1976) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (1977) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Amelia Bedelia Helps Out //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (1979) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Amelia Bedelia and the Baby //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (1981) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (1985) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (1986) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Amelia Bedelia's Family Album //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (1988) __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Liza, Bill & Jed Mysteries __ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Clues in the Woods <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Haunted House <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Key to the Treasure (1966) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Mystery of Hermit Dan <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Pirate Island Adventure <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Ghosts of Cougar Island

This book came out in 1963 and even now it is considered to be modern! Since it's release it has been updated into cassette tapes and CD's.
 * Historical Context **

**Major Themes**
Idioms/homonyms, misunderstanding, hard work, helpfulness, forgiveness, thoughtfulness, creativity, generosity, gratitude, obedience, optimism, persistence.

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