Amelia Bedelia Helps Out by Peggy Parish

This book tells the story of Amelia Bedila who is a house maid but also is confused on what to do. ***The photo at left is of Herman with his aunt, Peggy Parish, in 1985. He has presented to students in more than 22 states.

The importance of revising and editing is often stressed during these dynamic lectures. Herman is a resident of Princeton, New Jersey, and travels to libraries and schools across the United States, speaking and inspiring young children. He has added thirteen more books to the series. Having editor Susan Hirschman and illustrator Lynn Sweat in common with his aunt helped to make the transition. To carry on the essence of the series, Herman thoroughly examined his aunt’s work and did his best to capture what exactly made the character of Amelia Bedelia such a hit. More importantly, this gave Herman a chance to keenly observe Peggy during her writing processes, gaining great insight to the road ahead of him.

Since Peggy had the summers off from teaching, she was able to stay with the Parish family for extended periods of time, allowing Herman and Peggy to develop a close relationship. He did not wish to entrust the future of the series into the hands of a children’s author outside of the family. Having grown up with his aunt’s tales of Amelia’s humorous misadventures, Herman decided to carry on the legacy after his aunt’s death in 1988. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.Herman Parish is the author of Amelia Bedelia children's book series, nephew of original author, Peggy Parish. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice.

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Amelia Bedelia Helps Out by Peggy Parish