Herman Parish

Amelia Bedelia and her friends host a bake sale to benefit their school library.

"Amelia Bedelia is sick the day her class goes to visit the zoo. She doesn't want to be left out, so she comes up with a brilliant idea--she'll create a zoo in her backyard, using all her classmates' pets. But she doesn't know exactly how to tell her parents about her great plan"--

"Amelia Bedelia and her mother share a summer vacation home at the shore with her aunt Mary and her cousin Jason, who has a wicked sense of adventure and a nose for trouble"--

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

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.

When Amelia Bedelia and her friends at school explore different jobs, Amelia's literal-mindedness causes some silly misunderstandings.

When her parents suggest moving, Amelia Bedelia turns going to open houses and exploring new neighborhoods into an adventure.

"Amelia Bedelia loses her tooth . . . and then she loses it again. But it's finders keepers in the end"--

When school picture day arrives, Amelia Bedelia gets ready to smile for the camera.

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