Parish, Herman

Amelia Bedelia tries to help Mr. and Mrs. Rogers with their Halloween party.

Amelia Bedelia, a literal-minded first-grader, finds her first day of school filled with confusing adventures--much to her delight.

When her class splits into two clubs, the Puddle Jumpers and the Puddle Stompers, Amelia Bedelia is in a pickle, because both groups want her to join them.

During a class trip to the library, Amelia Bedelia receives her first library card and learns about checking out books and how the library functions.

Young Amelia Bedelia will do almost anything for a shiny new bicycle. Her parents say they'll split the cost with her, and that means Amelia Bedelia needs to put the pedal to the metal and earn some dough! With Amelia Bedelia anything can happen, and it usually does.

"Amelia Bedelia's mother loves garage sales so much, she decides to have one herself! But Amelia Bedelia loves her garage and does not want to sell it, so she and her parents decide to call it a yard sale instead. People come from all over the neighborhood to buy Amelia Bedelia and her parents' old things, and one woman even buys the yard!"--Provided by publisher.

Amelia Bedelia wants a new bike-- a shiny, fast one just like Suzanne's. Amelia Bedilia's mom says that a bike like that is expensive. What Amelia Bedelia needs is a job..

A literal-minded first-grader's first day of school is filled with confusing adventures, much to her delight.

Amelia Bedelia's after-school routine includes playing on her swing set every day, but when she discovers that robins are building a nest atop her slide, she watches them raise a family instead.

Picked last for kickball, Amelia Bedelia gets another chance to prove her athleticism when her class holds a mini-Oylympics.