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Timeless Thursdays: Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish and nephew, Herman Parish

Amelia Bedelia is still alive and well in spite of the fact that lovable author, Peggy Parish, died in 1988. Thank goodness her nephew and HarperCollins have continued the series with one of my favorite characters in all of literature: good-old, literal, fun-loving maid Amelia Bedelia. The first book, pictured here with a new cover, [...]

October 15, 2009 in Elementary Educators, Parish, Peggy, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Timeless Thursdays
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Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia (Written by Peggy Parish; Illustrated by Wallace Tripp)

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Picture book/easy reader for kindergarteners through third graders, contemporary Loveable housekeeper as main character Rating: I think Amelia Bedelia is hysterical. In this book, the subject of baseball makes her even funnier! Short, short summary: Amelia Bedelia, who takes EVERYTHING literally, is going to play baseball when a player [...]

December 24, 2008 in Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Parish, Peggy, Picture Book, Tripp, Wallace
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