Herman Parish has been writing fresh Amelia Bedelia stories since 1995, inventing new adventures for the character his aunt, Peggy Parish, created all those years ago. Amelia Bedelia knows how to "dress" a chicken (in tiny clothes), and when she is out driving, don't ask her to look for "a fork in the road!" Watch the interview to learn more about him and read a short biography about his life. Includes an interview transcript and a selected list of his books.

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children's literature, amelia bedelia

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Additional Tags

children's author, herman parish, peggy parish, reading rockets, elementary authors p - r

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional