Amelia bedelia

Sarah Blackwood writes on the “Amelia Bedelia” book series, by Peggy Parish, and how it illuminates and captures the feeling of the often invisible realm of women’s work.

For more than 50 years, everyone's favorite silly housekeeper Amelia Bedelia has been entertaining children, and, okay, yes, grown-ups, too. Since author and teacher Peggy Parish dreamed up the beloved character in 1963, the series has sold more…

Amelia Bedelia! More

This is the third in a series of posts about Children’s Book Week. You can read earlier posts here and here. — In spite of all the problems she causes, it’s hard not to love Amelia Bedelia. Her antics have been amusing children (and their parents) since 1963, when Peggy Parish wrote the original story … Read More →

Sarah Blackwood writes on the “Amelia Bedelia” book series, by Peggy Parish, and how it illuminates and captures the feeling of the often invisible realm of women’s work.

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Everyone loves the literal-minded Amelia Bedelia. When she makes a sponge cake, she puts in real sponges. When she weeds the garden, she replants the weeds. And when she pitches a tent, she throws it into the woods!

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Peggy Parish, author of the original Amelia Bedelia books that tickle children with their literal translations and mischievous wordplay, shared a bit of the fictional housekeeper’s innocence …