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Amelia Bedelia is the protagonist and title character of a series of American children's books that were written by Peggy Parish from 1963 until her death in 1988, and by her nephew, Herman, beginning in 1995 and ending in 2022.
Amelia Bedelia is the first book in the popular Amelia Bedelia children's picture book series about a housekeeper who takes her instructions literally. [1] It was written by Peggy Parish , illustrated by Fritz Siebel , and published by Harper and Row in 1963. [ 2 ]
Margaret Cecile "Peggy" Parish (July 14, 1927 – November 19, 1988) was an American writer known best for the children's book series and fictional character Amelia Bedelia. Parish was born in Manning, South Carolina , attended the University of South Carolina , and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. [ 1 ]
Having grown up with his aunt's tales of Amelia Bedelia's humorous misadventures, Herman decided to carry on the legacy after his aunt's death in 1988. [1] He did not wish to entrust the future of the series into the hands of a children's author outside of the family.
I Can Read! is a line of beginning reading books published by HarperCollins.The series is rated by level and is widely used to teach children to read English. The first book in the series was Else Holmelund Minarik's Little Bear, published in 1957, and subsequent notable titles have included Amelia Bedelia and Frog and Toad.
Amelia (magazine), a Swedish women's magazine; Amelia, a 1751 sentimental novel by Henry Fielding; Amelia Bedelia, a series of US children's books; Amelia Jane, a series of books by Enid Blyton; Amelia Rules!, a series of American children's graphic novels
Bedelia, a 1945 novel by Vera Caspary; Bedelia, a 1946 film adaptation of the novel; Bonnie Bedelia (born 1948), American actress; Amelia Bedelia, the protagonist and title character of a series of American children's books written by Peggy Parish; Bedelia Du Maurier, a fictional character in the TV series Hannibal
Amelia Bedelia is a fictional character used by children's book author Peggy Parish and her nephew Herman Parish, who stepped in to continue the series after the former's death in 1988. Bedelia is over 50 years old and is literal-minded to the extreme. According to publisher HarperCollins, "When she makes a sponge cake, she puts in real sponges ...