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Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

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outlander's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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3.0

Published- New York : HarperCollins, 1992.
ISBN- 0-06-020186-X
Illustrated by Fritz Siebel
Genre- Humor
Reading Level- Kindergarten-2nd grade

This is a story of a house maid who takes your words very seriously. It is a great book to teach children to be careful with their words. The maid is hired to clean the house of a wealthy couple and cleans in her own weird way by "dusting the furniture" with dusting powder rather than removing the dust. Dressing the chicken by actually putting a little outfit on it. As I recount the book, I can actually almost chuckle thinking of what she does. Some of the things she does however I find are very off, and far fetched. Luckily though Amelia makes a delicious lemon meringue pie, and so despite her quirkiness they decide to keep her around.

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5.0

I wish they'd stop re-illustrating these books! The originals were the best, and it's frustrating to have to track them down! Sigh.

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5.0

Amelia Bedelia is definitely on a long list of childhood favorites.

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4.0

My mother used to read this to me and we would laugh and laugh! The book is still funny after all these years and it was exciting to get to experience it as an adult. With my adult perspective though, I did find the book more stressful than I wanted it to be.

For: fans of puns/word humor.

Possible red flags: some readers may find her antics to be too anxiety-inducing.