Herman Parish

Learn to read with young Amelia Bedelia! Amelia Bedelia has been loved by readers for more than fifty years, and it turns out that her childhood is full of silly mix-ups, too!

Amelia Bedelia loves her school. Her whole class gets along—except when it rains. Then they split into two groups—the Puddle Jumpers and the Puddle Stompers. Both clubs ask Amelia Bedelia to join, but she doesn't want to choose between her

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When the literal-minded Amelia Bedelia helps out at her doctor's office one busy day, nothing seems to go quite right until Amelia begins to treat the impatient patients.

Housekeeper Amelia Bedelia visits an art museum, where her confusion leads to surprising results.

"Amelia Bedelia and her friends learn about the solar system and their place in the universe." -- Provided by publisher.

Amelia Bedelia has a wonderful time at her first slumber party.

When Amelia Bedelia babysits for the Hardy family, she becomes involved in some unexpected remodeling of their house.

"Amelia Bedelia's mother loves garage sales so much, she decides to have one herself! But Amelia Bedelia loves her garage and does not want to sell it, so she and her parents decide to call it a yard sale instead. People come from all over the neighborhood to buy Amelia Bedelia and her parents' old things, and one woman even buys the yard!"--

"Amelia Bedelia turns bad luck into good luck"--

The literal-minded housekeeper causes chaos at her local library when she stops by to help the librarian.

Amelia Bedelia's after-school routine includes playing on her swing set every day, but when she discovers that robins are building a nest atop her slide, she watches them raise a family, instead.