Amelia Bedelia: 50th Anniversary Edition

By: Peggy Parish Herman Parish
Illustrated by:
Mark Siegel
Mr. and Mrs. Rogers leave their new maid, Amelia Bedelia, a list of things to do on her first day of work. For anyone else, changing the towels or dusting the furniture would have been quite straightforward — but not for Amelia Bedelia!

Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle

By: Chris Raschka
Learning to ride a bike requires lots of practice and perhaps even more encouragement as the girl and her father (or grandfather?) demonstrates.

John Coltrane's Giant Steps

By: Chris Raschka
"Giant Steps," the music piece written by John Coltrane is performed by "a box, a snowflake, some raindrops and a kitten." Color and line bring the sounds of music to paper in a sophisticated, jazzy, and intriguing visualization of music, mood, and a jazz

Peter and the Wolf

By: Sergei Prokofiev
Illustrated by:
Chris Raschka
The symphonic story of a boy who captures a wolf and saves his fowl friend is told as a stage play.

Amelia Bedelia and the Cat

By: Herman Parish
Illustrated by:
Lynn Sweat
Soon after Mrs. Rogers borrows Amelia Bedelia's umbrella in case it rains cats and dogs, the literal maid finds a real kitten in the garden.

Amelia Bedelia Means Business

By: Herman Parish
Illustrated by:
Lynne Avril
A kindhearted Amelia Bedelia with pigtails works as only she can to earn enough money to buy a new bicycle. Laughs follow the chaos of Amelia Bedelia's literal-mindedness in this first novel about her youthful entrepreneurial efforts.

Amelia Bedelia Sleeps Over

By: Herman Parish
Illustrated by:
Lynne Avril
Young Amelia has a great time at her first sleepover with Rose and other girls. Readers will laugh at Amelia's literal interpretations of familiar activities such as painting nails and toasting marshmallows.

Amelia Bedelia Under Construction

By: Herman Parish
Illustrated by:
Lynn Sweat
The addition to the Hardy home for their new family addition will never be the same after Amelia Bedelia babysits the older and obedient Hardy children.

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