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I have loved the Amelia Bedelia books for decades, so now I'm passing them on to another generation of readers. Anyone who loves to play with the English language will appreciate all the Amelia Bedelia stories.
She trims the tree (literally), makes a date cake (with dates from the calendar), and stuffs the children's stockings (with real stuffing). I hadn't seen it or (I almost hate to admit) thought about it in years, but I knew right away that it was the perfect holiday book to share with them. I found this the other day while looking through our stash of little kid books for something to read to the kids I babysit for. Of course, everything works out in the end, but the process is quite an adventure. Amelia Bedelia has reigned as the children's Queen of Comedy for more than 40 years, and I doubt she'll be overthrown any time soon.In this volume, our heroine helps Mrs. Rogers prepare for Christmas, but leaves the usual havoc in her wake. Here's to Amelia Bedelia. Long may she bumble.
Good old Amelia Bedelia. When Christmas is just around the corner, she just has to figure out which one. How can such a simple world turn out to be so complicated for America's favorite young housekeeper.Only hoping to follow directions to the T, Amelia makes a date cake using dates -- but not the fruit kind, the numbers cut from a calendar page. And stuffing stockings for the neighbor's children is sure to be an adventure that defies description.Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia is sure to be a favorite for young readers, and a wonderful opportunity to enjoy learning the wonders of word play.Highly recommended.
I have to admit I don't quite get Amelia Bedelia's charms, but after reading this book series to countless ESOL students over the years, I have to say, it works like a charm. I think that because the students are learning English and we have so many ways of using words and terms, that they identify with Amelia Bedelia. They love it. I am talking about beginning students in middle school as well as young children. She also goes farther than they would in making mistakes so it seems safer and Ok to admit those mistakes people make when trying to understand many idioms. I think the books have always been successful to me when students are at this reading level.
The only thing that sticks with me is the picture of Amelia stuffing the Christmas stockings with turkey stuffing, which to this day I find hilarious. When I was a kid, I wore Merry Christmas Amelia Bedelia out. I probably couldn't tell you much about the plot, but anybody who's ever read an Amelia Bedelia book knows that it's all about her doing everything wrong. I don't know what it is about this one particular story, maybe it's because it's the only Amelia Bedelia book I ever read, but I love it just the same. I my mind, it ranks up there with Charlotte's Web and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; it's just one of those funny, timeless books that fed my lifelong passion for reading and writing.
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