For first-time buyers, we prefer a credit card and we will only ship to the billing address on the card. We accept MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover, checks and wire transfer. For some items, we can also email digital photographs.Īll of our items are guaranteed as described and are shipped on approval. If you are interested in an item from one of our catalogues or our website and would like more information before ordering it, please give us a call one of our salespeople will be happy to speak with you and answer any questions that you might have. The person to whom this copy is inscribed, “Crosby,” may be Crosby Bonsall, the much-loved children’s book author.īook fine, bright price-clipped dust jacket about-fine with only slightest rubbing to extremities and mild toning to spine. “When children first become independent readers, humor is an important ingredient for them, and Peggy Parish is one of the authors to whom they turn…Amelia Bedelia, that wacky literal-minded housekeeper, constantly misinterprets instructions in the dozen or so books about her… Parish seems to know exactly what will tickle children as she plays with the ambiguities of the English language” (Silvey, 504). Octavo, original pictorial paper boards, original dust jacket.įirst edition of this delightful children’s book about the misadventures of a hilariously literal housekeeper, inscribed: “For Crosby-And the hopes of a long and warm friendship-Love, Peggy.” New York, Evanston, and London: Harper & Row, (1963). I'd use this book in younger grades, probably kindergaten or first grade to teach about double meaning and how words can have different meanings and that we don't always mean what we say literally.FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST BOOK IN THE AMELIA BEDELIA SERIES, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY PEGGY PARISH I thought the illustrations in the book were really simple and they weren't really my favorite, but I think younger students would still enjoy them because they're simple and aren't too detailed and confusing. Finally, Miss Emma's guests arrive and they try Amelia's tea cake and love it.

Amelia Bedelia continues to take Miss Emma's directions literally and eventually, Miss Emma wants to walk around and check Amelia's work and realizes she did everything wrong. Amelia cuts pieces of steaks and ties it to the beans, next she takes a duster and dusts the bugs instead of dusting the potatoes with bug powder to kill them like Miss Emma wanted. Next, Miss Emma wants her to stake the beans and kill the bugs on her potatoes. Miss Emma first needs Amelia Bedelia to weed the garden, which causes Amelia to plant weeds. This book is about Amelia Bedelia and her niece, Effie Lou, whom she took with her to help clean a ladies house.

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