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1: great gift for the younger crowd
Bought this for my ten year old niece since I enjoyed the series when I was younger. I wasn't sure if it was within her age group, but she says that she enjoys the series.
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2: Tiresome
I really enjoy reading the majority of children's books to my kids. This series is tiresome: long stories, repetitive themes. It's not the worst series in the world, but I avoid reading it whenever possible.
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3: A classic children's book
Amelia Bedelia is the cute story of a clumsy maid that forgets, and doesn't know the meaning of our everyday sayings like draw the drapes. It will make children laugh, even adults. It's a cute story of a silly lady that makes you want to keep reading, and makes you love Amelia!
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4: Series Review
In the book series Amelia Bedelia she is a made and she is silly. My favorite book is Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower by Peggy Parish. Amelia Bedelia thinks that it is a shower and when the people came to the lady shower Amelia Bedelia got the hose and showered everybody with the hose. Here is a warning: when somebody has a shower don't take a hose and wet people! What I want to change about the series is Amelia Bedelia is not crazy and she knows things.
By Jamie D.
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5: Amelias Pie Saves The Day
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish is a great book for a first grader who just learned to read. If you're the type of kid who takes things way too seriously, like Amelia Bedelia, I recommend that you check out this book. In the book Amelia Bedelia is a maid who takes things too literally. The book keeps you wondering what hilarious mistake Amelia Bedelia will make next. She might not be the best made, but boy does she make a good lemon meringue pie!
Peggy Parish did an astonishing job on the writing. It's amazing how one simple instruction could be changed into one so totally different. On the other hand I didn't like how she made Amelia sound so utterly dimwitted. The illustrations were wonderful and very detailed. The facial expressions are tremendous; it's almost like you can see what the characters are thinking next.
The fact that Amelia says things like, "Now what" or, "Did you ever hear tell of such a silly thing" makes you crack up with laughter. It's actually her who makes the instructions so ridiculous. You can't help but love that adorable outfit she's wearing all the time. Even though I've always wondered what was inside that purse of hers. The story could have been better if it had more characters in it. I would give this book a 4 out of 5 star rating.
The setting of the book is in a huge mansion which includes a beautiful staircase and a somewhat discombobulated maid. The book has three main characters in it. Some of the characters are the lovable Amelia Bedelia and the reasonable Mr. and Mrs. Rogers. Another character which isn't so important is Mr. and Mrs. Rogers' dog. But the hero of the story is Amelia's lemon meringue pie.
How is desert the hero of the story you ask you'll just have to read and find out. If I were you I wouldn't be surprised at pastry being the hero of the story. This story consists of many wacky events such as airing out light bulbs and dressing up turkeys. Some other wacky events are when Amelia destroys Mrs. Rogers's best towels and almost fades out the furniture. The wackiest event of the story is when Amelia covers the antique furniture in make up powder or maybe when she almost burns the house down! I would definitely recommend this book to someone who likes to laugh out loud.
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