

Amelia Bedelia Gets a Break
Author: Herman Parish
Narrator: Robin Miles
Unabridged: 8 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 10/13/2020
Categories: Children's Fiction, Beginner Readers, Children's Humor
Author: Herman Parish
Narrator: Robin Miles
Unabridged: 8 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 10/13/2020
Categories: Children's Fiction, Beginner Readers, Children's Humor
Herman Parish was in the fourth grade when his aunt, Peggy Parish, wrote the first book about Amelia Bedelia. The author lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
A cute story in its own way, but not what I was hoping for when reading an Amelia Bedelia story. There wasn't really the humorous mischief caused by idioms that are the backbone of the original Amelia books.......more
Oboy, another sweet innocent child is put in charge of the class pet, taking it home and thinking, perhaps, "How fun!" B> I know better, because of what happened to my little sister, Amy,. At first, this is exactly the kind of thing that happens in this book to sweet little Amelia Bedelia. Within a sh......more
I'm still not used to the new Amelia Bedelia, but I do prefer her as a literal-minded child rather than an adult with....um..... less-than-stellar intelligence? This is a cute story, and it would be a great introduction to the "Chekhov's Gun" concept - there's no point to constantly mentioning the do......more