4.5 stars
I have a confession to make: even though I had read the “Amelia Bedelia” books when I was little, I had never read the very first book in the “Amelia Bedelia” series, which has surprised me since I thought that that would be the first thing that I would have read (but, I was a kid back then and I just read whatever was put in front of me). So, I finally got the chance to read the very first book “Amelia Bedelia” by Peggy Parish along with artwork by Fritz Siebel and I was pleasantly surprised by this introductory book into the popular “Amelia Bedelia” series!
The story starts off with Amelia Bedelia starting her first day of work at the household of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Rogers left Amelia Bedelia a list of things she must do around the house while the Rogers are out. Before Amelia Bedelia went to work, she decided to make a lemon meringue pie for the Rogers once they get home and after she finished making the pie, she started going through the chores she has to do around the house. The first task that Amelia had to do is:
“Change the towels in the green bathroom.”
Sounds simple enough, except that Amelia thought that Mrs. Rogers had meant changing the designs of the towels and Amelia ended up cutting the towels into odd shapes. Next, Mrs. Rogers asked Amelia to:
“Dust the furniture.”
Instead, Amelia Bedelia took some dusting powder from the bathroom and dusted the furniture with it.
How much more damage will Amelia Bedelia cause in the Rogers’ household?
Read this book to find out!
I cannot believe that I waited until just recently to actually check out the very first book that jumpstarted the fantastic “Amelia Bedelia” series! I was quite impressed with how simple yet hilarious this story was and it is clear to see why the “Amelia Bedelia” series remained to be well -loved by children all over the world! Peggy Parish did a great job at writing Amelia Bedelia’s character as Amelia Bedelia remains to be a charming and likable character who usually takes things extremely literally and the fun in the story is seeing Amelia Bedelia do bizarre things with the chores she has to do around the house, such as a simple task of putting out the lights turn into Amelia Bedelia literally putting the lights outside to dry out in the sun. Fritz Siebel’s artwork is simplistic, yet cute at the same time as Amelia Bedelia is always drawn with an innocent look on her face and is always wearing a black dress with a white apron in front, signifying her status as a maid. I also loved the way that Fritz Siebel illustrated Amelia’s escapades in the Roger household, especially the scene where Amelia is dressing up the chicken as they were hilarious to look at. I also like the fact that the colorings are mainly in green and white colors as it makes it truly stand out from other children’s books that usually have black and white colorings in the artwork.
The reason why I took off half a star from the rating was that I felt that the pacing was a bit slow in some places and I sort of wish that they trimmed down the activities that Amelia Bedelia has done around the house just so the pacing would be faster.
Overall, “Amelia Bedelia” is a must read if you want to read about how Amelia Bedelia’s adventures began and if you are a huge fan of the “Amelia Bedelia” book series! I would recommend this book to children ages five and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.
Review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog
I have a confession to make : even though I had read the “ Amelia Bedelia ” books when I was little, I had never read the very first book in the “ Amelia Bedelia ” series, which has surprised me since I thought that that would be the inaugural thing that I would have read ( but, I was a child back then and I fair read whatever was put in front of me ). so, I finally got the prospect to read the very first book “ Amelia Bedelia ” by Peggy Parish along with artwork by Fritz Siebel and I was pleasantly surprised by this introductory record into the democratic “ Amelia Bedelia ” series ! The narrative starts off with Amelia Bedelia starting her first day of exercise at the family of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Rogers left Amelia Bedelia a tilt of things she must do around the house while the Rogers are out. Before Amelia Bedelia went to work, she decided to make a lemon meringue proto-indo european for the Rogers once they get home plate and after she finished making the proto-indo european, she started going through the chores she has to do around the sign of the zodiac. The inaugural tax that Amelia had to do is : sound simple adequate, except that Amelia thought that Mrs. Rogers had meant changing the designs of the towels and Amelia ended up cutting the towels into odd shapes. Next, Mrs. Rogers asked Amelia to : rather, Amelia Bedelia took some dusting gunpowder from the bathroom and dusted the furniture with it.I can not believe that I waited until just recently to actually check out the very first bible that jumpstarted the fantastic “ Amelia Bedelia ” serial ! I was quite shanghai with how simple however hilarious this history was and it is clean to see why the “ Amelia Bedelia ” series remained to be well -loved by children all over the world ! Peggy Parish did a capital problem at writing Amelia Bedelia ’ randomness character as Amelia Bedelia remains to be a charm and sympathetic character who normally takes things highly literally and the playfulness in the fib is seeing Amelia Bedelia do bizarre things with the chores she has to do around the firm, such as a childlike undertaking of putting out the lights turn into Amelia Bedelia literally putting the lights outside to dry out in the sunlight. Fritz Siebel ’ randomness artwork is simplistic, however cunning at the lapp time as Amelia Bedelia is constantly drawn with an innocent look on her face and is constantly wearing a black dress with a white apron in presence, signifying her condition as a maid. I besides loved the way that Fritz Siebel illustrated Amelia ’ s escapades in the Roger family, specially the fit where Amelia is dressing up the chicken as they were hilarious to look at. I besides like the fact that the colorings are chiefly in fleeceable and white colors as it makes it rightfully stand out from other children ’ south books that normally have black and white colorings in the artwork.The cause why I took off half a star from the rat was that I felt that the pace was a bite boring in some places and I screen of wish that they trimmed down the activities that Amelia Bedelia has done around the firm just so the tempo would be faster.Overall, “ Amelia Bedelia ” is a must read if you want to read about how Amelia Bedelia ’ s adventures began and if you are a huge winnow of the “ Amelia Bedelia ” book series ! I would recommend this book to children ages five and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this ledger.
