&sq=&lang=&file=File:Amelia_Bedelia_book_cover.jpg) Cover of the first edition, designed by Fritz Siebel. | |
| Author | Peggy Parish |
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| Illustrator | Fritz Siebel |
| Cover artist | Fritz Siebel |
| Language | English |
| Series | Amelia Bedelia |
| Subject | Idioms, literal language |
| Genre | Children's picture book, comedy |
| Publisher | Harper & Row |
Publication date | 1963 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 32 unnumbered |
| OCLC | 301683 |
| LC Class | PZ7.P219 Am[1] |
| Followed by | Thank You, Amelia Bedelia |
Amelia Bedelia is the first book in the popular Amelia Bedelia children's picture book series about a housekeeper who takes her instructions literally.[1] It was written by Peggy Parish, illustrated by Fritz Siebel, and published by Harper and Row in 1963.[2] The idea for the book came from a former housekeeper as well as Peggy's third-grade students at the Dalton School in Manhattan who tended to confuse vocabulary, often with comic results.[3] Over 35 million copies of books in the series have been sold.[2] 2013 marked the book's 50th anniversary and commemorated its popularity with the publication of a new line of Amelia Bedelia books.[4]
- ^ a b "Amelia Bedelia". LC Online Catalog. Library of Congress (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ a b Lodge, Sally (29 November 2012). "Amelia Bedelia Turns 50". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ MacPherson, Karen (26 March 2013). "Children's Corner: Celebrating 50 Years of Amelia Bedelia". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "Why Amelia Bedelia is Iconic and Generations of Kids Love Her Quirks". I Can Read!. March 18, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2022.