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For use in schools and libraries only. It's Christmas Eve, and Amelia Bedelia has to get the Rogers' house ready for a visit from Aunt Myra. A Level 2 I Can Read Book.
Author Notes
Peggy Parish was born in Manning, South Carolina on July 14, 1927. She attended the University of South Carolina and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. While visiting her brother in Kentucky, Parish was persuaded to enter the teaching profession. After teaching creative dancing to young children, she moved to Oklahoma and taught third grade in the Panhandle, in addition to teaching dance and producing community shows.
Parish's first book, My Golden Book of Manners, was published in 1961, followed by Let's Be Indians in 1962. A parent of one of the students, who was an editor of adult books, found out she was trying to break into the writing field and introduced her to an editor at Harper who helped improve her skills as a storyteller. This, of course, led to her biggest breakthrough, the creation of Amelia Bedelia in 1963.
Parish eventually wrote 11 more Amelia Bedelia books as well as a number of mystery novels, and arts and crafts books. Among these other titles are Haunted House, Dinosaur Time, The Chimp That Went to School and Let's Celebrate: Holiday Decorations You Can Make. In addition to writing books, Parish did television pieces on preschool education and children's books, wrote book review columns and led a number of in-service training workshops for teachers.
Parish died of an aneurysm on November 19, 1988. Her nephew, Herman Parish, continues to recreate new titles in the Amelia Bedelia series.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Amelia Bedelia needs little introduction, but suffice it to say that in this book, when told to make date cake, she cuts up a calendar and includes all the tiny squares in the recipe. It should be no surprise to her fans that when Amelia Bedelia is told to pop six cups of popcorn, she uses six cups of kernels and almost overflows the kitchen. Christmas here is merely an excuse for Amelia Bedelia's usual misunderstandings; however, children will love her endless antics. Ultimately, she manages to please Mrs. Rogers with fresh popcorn balls and Mr. Rogers with hot spice cake. Is there room for another book about the literal-minded maid? There's always room for another book about Amelia Bedeliashe hasn't lost her touch. (6-9) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus Review
Amelia Bedelia, possessor of the state of the art in literal minds, is back, this time ""helping"" Mr. and Mrs. Rogers prepare for Christmas. Amelia bakes a date cake with dates from the calendar. She ""trims"" the Christmas tree with scissors and stuffs the stockings with homemade turkey stuffing. When asked to hang the balls on the tree, she does: basketballs, footballs, tennis balls. Though she rallies, she seems, at first, to have only a hazy memory of Santa Claus--hard to believe even for Amelia Bedelia. The illustrations are adequate, but rather listless compared to the perky text. (Exceptions: the drawing of Mrs. Roberts sputtering and of tough Aunt Myra, who prefers things Amelia Bedelia's way, beaming in her sensible shoes.) A funny and comforting story about a person who does things wrong a lot of the time, yet is enormously lovable. Not for children who will be distressed that Santa Claus is Mr. Rogers dressed up. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Gr. 1-2. Silly Amelia Bedelia, the maid whose nonsensical assumptions have kept readers laughing for years, is back to her old tricks during the Christmas holidays. Her boss wants a date cake? No problem she just cuts some of the dates off the calendar and throws them in. Trim the tree? Fine out come the big shears. Line drawings colored in wash give this tale a hearty ho, ho, ho. IC. Christmas Fiction / Humorous stories [CIP] 85-24919
