Amelia Bedelia by: Peggy Parish

Genre: Picture Book
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Copyright Date: 1963
Number of Pages: 20
Reading Level: 4-8

Summary:
Amelia Bedelia was starting her first day as a Nanny for Mr. and Mrs. Rogers. They had to leave but Mrs. Rogers gave her a list of things to do. She told her just do exactly what the list says. Unfortuneately, Ameilia Bedilia did exactly that. When the list said to dust the furiture, She three dust all over it. When it said to draw the drapes, she drew a picture of the drapes. Change the towels to Amelia meant change their appearance and so she cut them with scissors, Put the lights out.... Amelia hung the lights on the laundry dryer outside... When Mr. and Mrs. Rogers got home, they were alarmed to see all that Amelia Bedelia had done. Their towels were ruined, and their furnature covered in dust! Mrs. Rogers was about to fire her but Mr. Rogers made her take a bite of the Lemmon Merangue pie that Amelia Bedelia had made as a surprise. She forgot how angry she was and she was determined to keep Amelia for as long as possible as long as she kept making the pie! They learned to tell Amelia exactly what to do.

Who would benefit from reading this book/ who would I recommend this book to?
This is a great book to read aloud to children. It is funny and I can see kids just loving all the crazy things she does! This is a good book for teachers to have.

What problems/conflicts could this book potentially cause?
None

My reaction:
This is such a clever book. I think that the play on words that the author uses are hilarious! I can't help but love the character and how innocent she is!