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Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School Hardcover – Picture Book, June 21, 2011

by Herman Parish (Author), Lynne Avril (Illustrator)
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Amelia Bedelia goes to school and mixes up just about everything in this bright and funny picture book about the childhood of the iconic character.

In the first book in the nationally bestselling series about the childhood of America's favorite literal-minded housekeeper, Amelia Bedelia is sure that she will absolutely love school—after all, what's not to love?

But after hopping on the bus "just like a bunny" (hurry up, sweetie!), confusing her name tag with a game (we are not playing tag), and gluing herself to her seat (oh, dear), Amelia Bedelia discovers that what she takes for granted is not always the way the world works. Still, friendships are formed, lessons are learned, and projects are completed, and through it all Amelia Bedelia's teacher, Mrs. Edwards, offers gentle guidance and an open heart.

The Amelia Bedelia books have sold more than 35 million copies!

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    4 - 6 years, from customers
  2. Part of series
    Amelia Bedelia
  3. Print length
    32 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  6. Lexile measure
    AD470L
  7. Dimensions
    9.22 x 0.34 x 10.66 inches
  8. Publisher
    Greenwillow Books
  9. Publication date
    June 21, 2011
  10. ISBN-10
    0062032747
  11. ISBN-13
    978-0062032744
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“No child can resist Amelia [Bedelia] and her literal trips through the minefield of the English language―and no adult can fail to notice that she’s usually right when she’s wrong.” — New York Times Book Review

“Readers will giggle over Amelia [Bedelia]’s mishaps, and her genuine joie de vivre may assuage first-day fears.” — Publishers Weekly

“Amelia [Bedelia] wears her new picture-book format well…[it] works beautifully as a new way to encounter the gaffe-prone gal.” — Booklist

“Returning with her pun-filled humor and misunderstandings of certain expressions, Amelia Bedelia has her first day of school in this adventure...Children will laugh at Amelia Bedelia’s antics, and in many cases, the illustrations enhance the text’s humor. ...Young readers will relate to the emotions that Amelia feels.” — School Library Journal

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Amelia Bedelia—she’ll grow on you!

Amelia Bedelia is sure she will love everything about school:

  • New friends
  • A new teacher
  • Her own desk
  • Music, books, gym, art
  • Recess and lunch

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Greenwillow Books; Illustrated edition (June 21, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062032747
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062032744
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 6 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD470L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.22 x 0.34 x 10.66 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 617 ratings

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Herman Parish

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Herman Parish was in the fourth grade when his aunt, Peggy Parish, wrote the first book about Amelia Bedelia. The lovable, literal-minded housekeeper has been a member of his family ever since. Peggy Parish died in 1988. She would be proud and delighted to know that with Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia; Bravo, Amelia Bedelia!; Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor and now Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia, her nephew is carrying on -- for a new generation of readers -- the tradition she began years ago.

In His Own Words... "In true Amelia Bedelia fashion, I backed into writing these books about the literal-minded housekeeper who children laugh at and love. Amelia Bedelia was created by my aunt, Peggy Parish. Although she passed away in 1988, Peggy still received fan mail from children. They wondered when the next Amelia Bedelia book would be out. Then other children's authors wrote and volunteered to continue the series. I felt uneasy about Amelia Bedelia leaving our family. As I was in the fourth grade when she first appeared, I had literally grown up with her. So I decided to try to write a new Amelia Bedelia adventure. My two sisters and my family were very supportive and encouraged me. I'd had experience in writing advertisements. I reread the Amelia Bedelia stories to figure out what made them funny. I realized that everyday life overflows with idiomatic expressions, literalisms, and homophones. It's amazing more people don't get confused-besides Amelia Bedelia! My first book, Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia, took me a year to think about and one night to write. I had been collecting ideas, homonyms, and expressions. Whenever I heard them, I jotted them down: on napkins in restaurants, on my newspaper while riding the bus, and on agenda sheets in business meetings.

I stockpiled these fragments in a folder until one Sunday night, with my family asleep, I decided that it was now or never. I sat down around ten o'clock and began to write. I was so focused on the story that I finished as the sun came up on Monday morning. Naturally, the story needed revision, but the essence was captured in that all-night writing spree.

I am fortunate that my editor, Susan Hirschman, and the illustrator, Lynn Sweat, had worked with Peggy on many Amelia Bedelia books. That helped make the transition from Peggy's books to mine as seamless as possible.

I feel very lucky to be writing Amelia Bedelia books and continuing a family tradition. But the best reward was when a child wrote Peggy Parish a fan letter. It said that Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia is the best book she has written. To me, that's the highest compliment I could hope for."

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I've been looking for hard cover books for my grand daughter and found it here,for a reasonable price. I prefer these over paperback. She'll love this book as she's into Amelia Bedelia right now.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
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Such a fun and funny book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice
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Great book for 4 y olds. Nice history accompanied by great pictures. We love all Amelia Bedelia’s histories. Very age appropriate!
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Kimberly Henderson
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect hard cover book for 2nd grader
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I've been looking for hard cover books for my grand daughter and found it here,for a reasonable price. I prefer these over paperback. She'll love this book as she's into Amelia Bedelia right now.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect hard cover book for 2nd grader
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2021
I've been looking for hard cover books for my grand daughter and found it here,for a reasonable price. I prefer these over paperback. She'll love this book as she's into Amelia Bedelia right now.
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CidyLouWho
5.0 out of 5 stars A silly book young readers are sure to love
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This is a cute story for fans of Amelia Bedelia. It has all the expected word play fans have come to love and expect. Your young readers are sure to get a kick out of her silly antics..\
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Anya T. Kayatmo
5.0 out of 5 stars Great study on Multiple Meaning Words
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2016
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My 3yo might be a little too young to fully understand all the word play in this book, but he LOVES it! (I'll definitely introduce these multiple meaning words as we continue to read and re-read it). His favorite parts are when Amelia Bedelia runs into the PE teacher (OOOOF!), when the librarian wants their noses in the books (OUCH!), and when the teacher calls roll (HERE!)

We originally learned about this book because we borrowed this book from the library. I ended up buying it because he loves it so much.
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Jenna
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny
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I always loved Amelia and was so excited to share this one with my class. They laughed and enjoyed the book!
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Ivy
4.0 out of 5 stars Cute
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I have always liked the original Amelia Bedelia books, so this is one of three I purchased of the new version (where Amelia is a little girl, instead of a grown woman/housekeeper.) I like the new Amelia, she is a cute character and the illustrations are great. My only "eh" is that her literal take on things isn't as clever as in the original series...her misunderstandings of things were way more creative in the originals...and Amelia the housekeeper used to get herself in actual situations due to her misinterpretations. The "new" Amelia books are just regular stories, she really doesn't get into funny predictaments due to taking things literally, which was the whole point of the "Amelia Bedelia" character initially.
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J. Richman
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for starting school
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2016
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My 5 year old daughter loved this book. We read it several times in the weeks leading up to kindergarten. She loved Amelia and thought the book was funny and she came home from school on the first day and told me they took roll just like in Amelia Bedelia!
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pautzke
5.0 out of 5 stars Good!
Reviewed in France on September 28, 2019
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Cute book. My children and my English class loved it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Rainie
5.0 out of 5 stars Amelia still going!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2013
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I remember Amelia from my childen's young years - Lovely to see these books still going through a family member. My granddaughter now enjoying them - Light hearted and funny.
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Adorable story for little ones starting school.
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