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Summary: Really helped encourage my daughter
Review: My daughter was having some trouble coming up to speed on her reading skills, and this book was really helpful to her.I tend to like the I Can Read Books, anyway, but this one in particular helped my daughter, because she was so fond of the story itself. Amelia Bedelia is loveable and absurd. Kids can really relate to the humor -- Amelia Bedelia finds herself in trouble over misunderstanding the dual meanings of words. This is a good illustration of what not understanding the full meaning of a word can do to a person (and all the trouble that it can create) and it's something that every child has come across at some point or another. It is ridiculous and funny, and what kid doesn't like ridiculous and funny? This is a good one, particularly for girls, I think, since the Amelia is female, and there don't seem to be as many books out there starring women or girls as there should be.
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Summary: I learned to love reading with this book.
Review: My great aunt used to pick me up from Pre-school, and together we would read about Amelia Bedelia's adventures. We laughed until we cried in that old green rocking chair. Unto this day, we laugh and talk about the antics of Amelia Bedelia, and we recommend it to everyone, young and young-at-heart alike. Take it from a 21 year-old, you can't outgrow Amelia Bedelia.
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Summary: Excellent book for a young reader
Review: My niece just started first grade. I sat next to her while she read this entire book, with minimal help. The book is so well written for the young reader, and the children feel such a sense of accomplishment in that they can actually read it themselves. The plot is very enjoyable, too.
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Summary: Amelia Bedelia turns the mundane into the absurd.
Review: Simple tasks become absurd in Parrish's easy reader about a housekeeper's first day. Eager to impress her new employers, Amelia Bedelia confuses their directions, almost loses her job, but is saved by her tasty lemon-meringue pie. Parrish's story succeeds because of the humor stemming from Amelia's misunderstandings of her list of chores. Siebel's illustrations enhance the comedy by depicting Amelia's misconceptions allowing readers to see, for example, Amelia "dusting" the furniture with dusting powder and "dressing" the chicken in green overalls. Parrish's fast-paced plot appears through short, concise sentences containing five to seventeen words, many of which are sight words. Compound words and longer multi-syllable words are defined by the illustrations and surrounding text. Like all easy readers the text has the standard eighteen point typeface with three to eight words a line, depending on the sentences' complexity. With only two to thirteen lines of text per page Parrish's text and arrangement guarantees that young readers are comfortable and unintimidated by the text. Seibel's illustrations work with the text and white space on each page, successfully forming pages that are "visually" easy for readers. Amelia Bedelia triumphs as a level two easy reader because of its content and design. The two work together like Parrish and Siebel creating a wonderful, humorous, and captivating story about an honest housekeeper's simple ways.
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Summary: MUY GRACIOSO!!
Review: This book is really funny!!!!! Yo no sabia que existia una vertion en espaniol pero mis hijas se divertieron mucho con este cuento. de hecho me gusto mas la vertion es espaniol que la yo lei cuando era chica. lo recomiendo es muy gracioso!!!!!!
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Summary: kids love this silly book
Review: This humorous story about a literal-minded maid will make advanced beginning readers laugh as they learn about idioms. Kids love the goofy things that Amelia does. She is a nice person but, as our children say, not too bright.
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Summary: A Classic
Review: This is one of my all-time favorite books. Amelia Bedelia's unique way of interpreting instructions from Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers will always make me laugh. When someone tells you to "draw the drapes," you don't think of actually drawing them with a pencil, but Amelia Bedelia interprets each word at a literal level. This book is perfect for ages 6-9 because they will understand the housekeeper's witticisms. The text is a little longer than a lot of "An I Can Read Book," but illustrator Fritz Siebel backs up each page of text with a colorful picture of Amelia Bedelia's adventures. Author Peggy Parish has developed a character who will persevere in the world of children's literature because of her wit and irresistable charm.
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Summary: A Classic
Review: This is one of my all-time favorite books. Amelia Bedelia's unique way of interpreting instructions from Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers will always make me laugh. When someone tells you to "draw the drapes," you don't think of actually drawing them with a pencil, but Amelia Bedelia interprets each word at a literal level. This book is perfect for ages 6-9 because they will understand the housekeeper's witticisms. The text is a little longer than a lot of "An I Can Read Book," but illustrator Fritz Siebel backs up each page of text with a colorful picture of Amelia Bedelia's adventures. Author Peggy Parish has developed a character who will persevere in the world of children's literature because of her wit and irresistable charm.
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Summary: Audiobook lots of silly fun
Review: We enjoyed it alot and will try other Amelia Bedelia tapes. I thought Amelia's sunny nature and humility a great example for my daughter, and a great way to not take everything too *seriously*.
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Summary: Hilarious
Review: What a great, and humorous, way to teach children that what they hear may not be what is meant. And, as another reviewer stated, it gets them thinking about other commonly used phrases that are not meant literally!
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