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Amelia Bedelia (I Can Read Book-Level 2)
From dressing the chicken to dusting the furniture, Amelia Bedelia does exactly what Mr. and Mrs. Rogers tell her. ...But somehow things never turn out quite right.
Paperback, 64 pages
Published
August 30th 1992
by Greenwillow Books
(first published 1963)
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Later in life, when conversation turned to books one read as a child...and after exhausting my fond memories of Frog and Toad...I recalled this character.
"Who?"
"Amelia Bedelia..."
"You're pronouncing it wrong. It's Uh-mee-lee-ah Buh-dee-lee-ah. Hold on."
"Where are you going?"
"Making sure I didn't miss taking my pill."
So, note: "Amelia Bedelia" doesn't rhyme with "Oh-Hell-yeah Regalia".
"Who?"
"Amelia Bedelia..."
"You're pronouncing it wrong. It's Uh-mee-lee-ah Buh-dee-lee-ah. Hold on."
"Where are you going?"
"Making sure I didn't miss taking my pill."
So, note: "Amelia Bedelia" doesn't rhyme with "Oh-Hell-yeah Regalia".
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This is a combined review of mom and daughter. I think as I child I loved this one as much as my daughter. As an adult, a little bit less because of the repetitiveness in the read aloud. I found myself wanting to just say Amelia instead of Amelia Bedelia. However, I still would happily continue reading this to my little one.
Amelia Bedelia is hilarious fun. She doesn't quite get what is being asked of her on her first day of work. She does everything on a list made by her new employers, but she d...more
Amelia Bedelia is hilarious fun. She doesn't quite get what is being asked of her on her first day of work. She does everything on a list made by her new employers, but she d...more
Amelia Bedelia, written by Peggy Parish and illustrated by Fritz Siebel, is an easy-to-ready story with a mixture of dialogue, action, and different text (written cursive and typed text). The meain character is Amelia Bedelia and she is a silly maid who takes everything literally. She is hired by Mrs. Rodgers to clean her home and prepare dinner while Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers are out. Amelia Bedelia performs every item on Mrs. Rodger's list exactly as it says-even going to extra to bake a Lemon Mer...more
I read a lot of Amelia Bedelia books growing up. I remember her doing all kinds of strange things but didn't remember what. It was nice to revisit this book after such a long time. It was humorous all of the silly things she did like hang the light bulbs outside instead of turning them off and actually drawing the drapes on paper, not shutting them. She misinterpreted the entire list. When the Rogers got home and nothing was done the way they asked it to be done, Mrs. Rogers was furious and woul...more
ISBN 0590090690 - In a language where so many words and phrases have multiple meanings, there's no doubt that the literal-minded Amelia can be kept busy through many a book. The fact that it's funny is just the thing to get young readers hooked.
Amelia, beginning her new job as maid for Mr and Mrs Rogers, makes a pie and then tackles her to-do list. Dust? Well, at her house, they un-dust, but she's going to do as she's told - so she finds sweet smelling dusting powder in the bathroom and spreads...more
Amelia, beginning her new job as maid for Mr and Mrs Rogers, makes a pie and then tackles her to-do list. Dust? Well, at her house, they un-dust, but she's going to do as she's told - so she finds sweet smelling dusting powder in the bathroom and spreads...more
Text summary: A wealthy couple hires a maid to do household chores while they leave for the day. Amelia has the best of intentions of pleasing the Rogers. She does the chores exactly how they are written, word for word, in the most literal sense. Even though she did what they “asked”, Amelia almost ruins their house by completing their to-do list.
Visual summary: Colorful pictures on almost every page make this book very appealing to young children. Amelia has an upbeat, innocent personality so...more
Visual summary: Colorful pictures on almost every page make this book very appealing to young children. Amelia has an upbeat, innocent personality so...more
Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish is about a housekeeper with a very literal mind. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers leave Amelia a list of chores to do while they are gone. To Amelia "drawing the drapes" literally means taking a pencil and paper and making a picture of the drapes. "Change the towels in the green bathroom" means phsycially changing their appearance with scissors. These are just examples of chores Amelia takes literally. When the Rogers return home Mrs. Rogers becomes very angry. However, there...more
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This book is the funny story of a maid on her first day of work. Her boss, Mrs. Robinson, can’t be there on her first day of work, so she leaves Amelia Bedelia a list of tasks to accomplish during the day. She does everything exactly as the list says. When the list says “dust the furniture” she puts Mrs. Robinson’s dusting powder all over the furniture. From literally drawing the curtains to dressing the chicken by putting clothes on it, she follows the list exactly. However when Mr....more
This book is the funny story of a maid on her first day of work. Her boss, Mrs. Robinson, can’t be there on her first day of work, so she leaves Amelia Bedelia a list of tasks to accomplish during the day. She does everything exactly as the list says. When the list says “dust the furniture” she puts Mrs. Robinson’s dusting powder all over the furniture. From literally drawing the curtains to dressing the chicken by putting clothes on it, she follows the list exactly. However when Mr....more
This book is a good easy read book for children. It contains a lot of humor to keep children engaged in reading. The vocabulary is simple. This book is also a good book to teach about meaning of words and phrases. Amelia Bedelia is instructed to complete a "to do" list. On that list there are many things to do. The first thing Amelia is asked, is to change the towels in the green bathroom. The literal meaning is to physically take the towels that are in the bathroom and replace with new ones. In...more
Reason for Reading: Ds read aloud to me as his reader.
Well, everybody knows the antics of Amelia Bedelia, the maid who takes everything literally. This is the first book written about the famous maid, that made her such a beloved literary character. My son loved the book, thought it was just absolutely hilarious and couldn't believe how "stupid" she was. "Stupid" is a word we are not allowed to say in our house so I asked for another word to describe Amelia and he came up with "very dumb". {sigh...more
Well, everybody knows the antics of Amelia Bedelia, the maid who takes everything literally. This is the first book written about the famous maid, that made her such a beloved literary character. My son loved the book, thought it was just absolutely hilarious and couldn't believe how "stupid" she was. "Stupid" is a word we are not allowed to say in our house so I asked for another word to describe Amelia and he came up with "very dumb". {sigh...more
May 18, 2010
Melissa Mckee
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5 of 5 stars
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This story is about a maid named Amelia Bedelia that is hired by an older couple. During her first day she encounters some complications with the chore list she is given. Her thoughts of what the list tells her do is different than what the couple had in mind. This book contains detailed illustrations that help the reader imagine each task that is being done by Amelia Bedelia. The book helps the reader open their imagination to the thought process of Amelia Bedelia and her requested chores. The...more
Ooh Amelia Bedelia. We all love her. She is such a literal person. Yet we all adore her. I grew up following along with Amelia on her crazy adventures. My mom used to read them to me, and now I can't wait to be able to read them to my daughter.
Amelia Bedelia is your typical household maid. She comes over, cleans for you, does any extra chores you may need done for the day, and then she goes home. However, her way of doing these chores is not so typical. In this story, Amelia is asked to do thin...more
Amelia Bedelia is your typical household maid. She comes over, cleans for you, does any extra chores you may need done for the day, and then she goes home. However, her way of doing these chores is not so typical. In this story, Amelia is asked to do thin...more
Amelia Bedelia is a fun loving story about a maid who gets everything backwards. She starts out as her first day ever as a maid for Mr. and Mrs. Rogers. Mrs. Rogers has left her a long list of chores to do while they are gone for the day. Amelia Bedelia does exactly what the list asks her to do...just not in the way Mrs. Roger's meant for her to do them. When she's asked to dress the chicken, well she thinks she has to dress the chicken...she actually dresses the chicken in clothing! When the li...more
Amelia Bedelia is another one of my favorite books for young readers. I remember reading these stories countless times with my parents as a child. This book is very different from other children’s books in the sense that adults can find it funny as well. While I was just reading this, I was literally laughing out loud. Kids will find the silly things Amelia does extremely entertaining and leave them wanting to read more. It’s a great book that children and parents can enjoy together. The vocabul...more
Nov 29, 2012
Ashlie Covington
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Amelia Bedelia series, are by far my favorite short chapter books. She is the most funniest lady ever. This particular Amelia Bedelia book was my favorite when I was younger. Amelia Bedelia gets hired by a lady named Mrs. Rogers who has Amelia do housekeeping at her home, but everything Mrs. Rogers tells Amelia Bedelia to do something, Amelia Bedelia does exactly what she says. She cracks me up how she takes everything so literal. My all time favorite parts were when Mrs. Rogers asks Amelia to d...more
Amelia Bedelia. What can I say. I always wanted my parents to hire a maid, but I could never decided if I wanted Amelia Bedelia or Hazel.
I was a very literal child and I could totally identify with Amelia. I mean, I had often had those same questions. Seriously, wouldn't dusting mean to put dust on it? The chocolate covered fish, a picture that will stay in my head all my life.
But as an adult with kids who take everything literally, I was able to read them Amelia in all her incarnations and use...more
I was a very literal child and I could totally identify with Amelia. I mean, I had often had those same questions. Seriously, wouldn't dusting mean to put dust on it? The chocolate covered fish, a picture that will stay in my head all my life.
But as an adult with kids who take everything literally, I was able to read them Amelia in all her incarnations and use...more
Four stars today, adding a fifth star because of how much I loved this as a child.
And it's still hard not to like Amelia Bedelia. She is such an adorable, unintentionally funny individual, so earnest. It's hard to really be mad at her for doing what she thought was right, though she makes a mess of things (I'm sure many kids can relate to that!). I always loved her ruffled lacy apron and blue hat with the pink flowers on it. The illustrations fascinated me with all the old-fashioned furniture an...more
And it's still hard not to like Amelia Bedelia. She is such an adorable, unintentionally funny individual, so earnest. It's hard to really be mad at her for doing what she thought was right, though she makes a mess of things (I'm sure many kids can relate to that!). I always loved her ruffled lacy apron and blue hat with the pink flowers on it. The illustrations fascinated me with all the old-fashioned furniture an...more
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I discovered recently that, not only was Amelia Bedelia one of my favorite books when I was growing up, but it was also one of my teachers' favorites and it's one of my students' favorite books as well! What's not to love about the happy-go-lucky housekeeper who can bake the most delicious treats and always has a smile on her face? Oh, yeah, and who always takes every statement perfectly literally resulting in many comedic, if not hap-hazard, happenings.
I would love to use this book, as well as...more
I would love to use this book, as well as...more
This story stirs many childhood memories and is a favorite I still keep on my bookshelf. Amelia is a maid who can never get it right and her hilarious mishaps make for a great read for children. She takes everything literal on her "to do" list and if she needs to dry clothes, she actual sets them outside to dry. I love how silly this story is and I wonder about the actual Amelia Bedelias out there who do take everything as literal as she does. It is okay though because she makes it all better an...more
This book is great for young children who are getting more comfortable with language and starting to read more independantly. Immediately, i noticed that "Amelia Bedelia" is an easy to read book: level 2. It says right on the front cover that this was written for children in grades 1-3. Some features of the book that make it ideal for this age group is the larger, double spaced font, and that is has more than one sentance on a page. The author uses a variety of punctuation and quotation marks to...more
Amelia Bedelia is a fun easy read for children to read when they are just starting to read.
Through out the book, Amelia is a maid for the Rogers and is asked to perform simple tasks while they are gone for the day. Amelia ends up doing all of the tasks by taking them literally. This will make the kids laugh out loud and want to read all of the Amelia Bedelia books in the series. Its just an all around cute book. Even though the Rogers are upset she took all of the chores seriously, in the end,...more
Through out the book, Amelia is a maid for the Rogers and is asked to perform simple tasks while they are gone for the day. Amelia ends up doing all of the tasks by taking them literally. This will make the kids laugh out loud and want to read all of the Amelia Bedelia books in the series. Its just an all around cute book. Even though the Rogers are upset she took all of the chores seriously, in the end,...more
This easy-to-read book is just that, it’s very easy to read for children. Amelia Bedelia is hired as a maid for the Rogers family. Mrs. Rogers gives her a list of chores to finish while the family goes out for the day, and even though Amelia tries as hard as she can, she can’t seem to do anything right. On the chores list, there are many things to do. But, before starting the chores, she makes a pie to be nice. The first thing Amelia is asked to do is to change the towels in the green bathroom....more
Ameliea Bedelia by Peggy Parish is one of my all time favs! I remember this book when I was in like 3rd grade! You really can't fault Amelia for her way of thinking, technically she is right! I love the ending and how pie can bring everybody together and make everybody forget what was wrong in the first place. I think this book will never get old in my book.
Learning Experience: Have you ever misunderstood your teacher or parent? What are some sayings or things that can be misinterpreted in a dif...more
Learning Experience: Have you ever misunderstood your teacher or parent? What are some sayings or things that can be misinterpreted in a dif...more
Amelia Bedelia is a housekeeper for the Rogers. She is given a list of chores she must do and while she does complete her list, she takes her tasks too literal. Amelia is like a child; for she does not understand simple things like drawing, the drapes to her that means to actually drawing drapes on a canvas when she should be moving them to let in the sunlight. The tone of the book is comedic it makes the book enjoyable for the children. This story would be good for children from first to third...more
When Amelia is hired as the new maid for Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, she is given a list of chores to be completed before her new employers return. Amelia completes every task on the list, however, not in the usual way. When she is told to draw the drapes when the sun shines in, she does just that, sits down with a pencil and paper and draws the drapes. When she is told to dust the furniture, Amelia finds dusting powder and soon the furniture is covered in a fine white powder. When Mr. and Mrs. Rogers...more
I had this book as a child, although mine was an even older edition in monochrome, with a different illustrator.
Some people think this is just a funny book, but I think it's a great book to show kids that there is nothing wrong with being a little quirky and different, and that everyone is special in their own way.
Amelia Bedelia is the new maid. She can't get anything right, and her employers are about to fire her, when they find she makes the best lemon meringue pie ever. Throughout later books...more
Some people think this is just a funny book, but I think it's a great book to show kids that there is nothing wrong with being a little quirky and different, and that everyone is special in their own way.
Amelia Bedelia is the new maid. She can't get anything right, and her employers are about to fire her, when they find she makes the best lemon meringue pie ever. Throughout later books...more
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I remember growing up with Amelia Bedelia and absolutely loving it. Looking through the story again I can see why. The illustrations are brights and add so much detail to the story. The story line is such a hilarious one of taking phrases literally "change the towels, dress the turkey, etc." Young children do not yet have the ability to understand highly figurative language, and this book is a great introduction for that. These statements are something that children will unders...more
I remember growing up with Amelia Bedelia and absolutely loving it. Looking through the story again I can see why. The illustrations are brights and add so much detail to the story. The story line is such a hilarious one of taking phrases literally "change the towels, dress the turkey, etc." Young children do not yet have the ability to understand highly figurative language, and this book is a great introduction for that. These statements are something that children will unders...more
This is one of my all time favorite stories. Amelia Bedlia is a woman who just can't seem to get things right as her new job as a house maid, even though she reads each of her instructions carefully. Amelia gets words confused in this story quite often. For instance, when she read the direction of "dress the turkey," Amelia Bedlia does what she thinks is best and cuts an outfit for the turkey to wear. When asked to "dust the furniture" Amelia sprinkles powder all over the sofa and chair. This is...more
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Peggy Parish was the author of the children's story series Amelia Bedelia. The series was continued, after her sudden death from an aneurysm, by her nephew Herman Parish. Peggy attended the University of South Carolina and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
Herman honored Peggy's life in his book, Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia, by writing in its dedication: "For Peggy Parish, the real Am...more
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Herman honored Peggy's life in his book, Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia, by writing in its dedication: "For Peggy Parish, the real Am...more
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