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Amelia Bedelia Audio Collection
Five of the most popular Amelia Bedelia books on one compact disc!
Amelia Bedelia is the world's most literal-minded housekeeper, who causes quite a ruckus whenever she's given a chance. In Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower, she arrives with a garden hose and the party is turned into an uproarious mess. In Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia, her literal-mindedness adds a new dimension to the game of baseball, and Thank You, Amelia Bedelia features Amelia Bedelia "pairing" the vegetables and separating the eggs. In Come Back, Amelia Bedelia, Amelia Bedelia tries her hand at a variety of new jobs after Mrs. Rogers fires her for her muddles.
Collection includes:
Amelia Bedelia
Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower
Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia
Thank You, Amelia Bedelia
Come Back, Amelia Bedelia
Amelia Bedelia is the world's most literal-minded housekeeper, who causes quite a ruckus whenever she's given a chance. In Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower, she arrives with a garden hose and the party is turned into an uproarious mess. In Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia, her literal-mindedness adds a new dimension to the game of baseball, and Thank You, Amelia Bedelia features Amelia Bedelia "pairing" the vegetables and separating the eggs. In Come Back, Amelia Bedelia, Amelia Bedelia tries her hand at a variety of new jobs after Mrs. Rogers fires her for her muddles.
Collection includes:
Amelia Bedelia
Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower
Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia
Thank You, Amelia Bedelia
Come Back, Amelia Bedelia
1 pages, Audiobook
First published January 1, 2002
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About the author
Peggy Parish
148 books763 followersPeggy Parish was the author of the children's story series Amelia Bedelia. The series was continued, after her sudden death from an aneurysm, by her nephew Herman Parish. Peggy attended the University of South Carolina and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
Herman honored Peggy's life in his book, Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia, by writing in its dedication: "For Peggy Parish, the real Amelia Bedelia."
-Wikipedia
Herman honored Peggy's life in his book, Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia, by writing in its dedication: "For Peggy Parish, the real Amelia Bedelia."
-Wikipedia
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November 5, 2019
Amelia Bedelia is a housekeeper who always takes instructions literally which annoyed Mrs Rogers, her employer. I had a fun time listening to this collection of 5 Amelia Bedelia stories. I definitely laugh out loud a few times imagining what she did with the prunes, furniture, Mrs Rogers' spotted dress etc etc.
May 10, 2024
Obviously obsessed with Amelia Bedelia.
March 22, 2018
This audiobook presents five classic stories featuring our lovable literate-minded housekeeper. Suzanne Toren does a wonderful job narrating the stories aloud.
In the introduction to each story, she mentions following along with the book which would be helpful for children to understand the absurdity of her misunderstandings. I did not have the book, but it did not matter as I simply listened to the familiar tales for a bit of comic relief.
As an aside, listening to these tales gave me a wonderful respite from my crying jag during the last hour of listening to Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. Even though I've read many of these stories before with our girls, it was a fast, funny, and available audiobook that I knew would lighten my mood.
In the introduction to each story, she mentions following along with the book which would be helpful for children to understand the absurdity of her misunderstandings. I did not have the book, but it did not matter as I simply listened to the familiar tales for a bit of comic relief.
As an aside, listening to these tales gave me a wonderful respite from my crying jag during the last hour of listening to Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. Even though I've read many of these stories before with our girls, it was a fast, funny, and available audiobook that I knew would lighten my mood.
September 7, 2017
Fun and funny. A great way to teach children about the double meanings words can convey. I enjoyed this collection.
September 19, 2025
Am I a grown adult listening to an Amelia Bedelia audiobook? You betcha. And I loved every minute of it.
As an adult, the story hits differently. Amelia is absolutely 10000% on the spectrum. She is neurospicy. The family she works for really needs to be better communicators. And, when they asked for her back after firing her, she really shoulda asked for a raise.
This was delightful. It was a break from the world and brought me back to elementary school in the early 1990s.
We’re not laughing at Amelia, we are laughing with her. She brings so much joy. And is a delicious baker. Now, the adults in her life who KNOW how she responds? Well they deserve checkerboard shirts and dresses with holes on them. That’s exactly what they asked for, and our favorite housekeeper obliged.
Now to find if there are Amelia Bedelia cookbooks.
As an adult, the story hits differently. Amelia is absolutely 10000% on the spectrum. She is neurospicy. The family she works for really needs to be better communicators. And, when they asked for her back after firing her, she really shoulda asked for a raise.
This was delightful. It was a break from the world and brought me back to elementary school in the early 1990s.
We’re not laughing at Amelia, we are laughing with her. She brings so much joy. And is a delicious baker. Now, the adults in her life who KNOW how she responds? Well they deserve checkerboard shirts and dresses with holes on them. That’s exactly what they asked for, and our favorite housekeeper obliged.
Now to find if there are Amelia Bedelia cookbooks.
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January 24, 2024
I was cleaning out some old books and audio discs that we have and I remember these stories! My teacher even read these books to us in second grade. Amelia is definitely a fellow neurodivergent. I'm trying to find a few more books from childhood that I read but the Amelia Bedelia series was definitely a favorite around age 7.
September 30, 2019
Listening on Piney Woods Digital Consortium. Great for listening in the car. Short, silly, kids stories.
October 30, 2019
Very funny misunderstandings that always turned out delicious in the end!
December 31, 2020
Funny to revisit Amelia Bedelia books. I bought for my niece for Christmas and thought I would listen to myself.. How she remained employed is beyond me! Oh yeah, it was her ability to make a pie!
November 8, 2023
Libby audiobook you can get a chuckle out of Amelia Bedelia no matter what your age! She was hilarious decades ago and hasn't lost her charm over the years 👍
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June 3, 2024Only about an hour long. Narrator had a sing songy voice that kept me awake.
January 18, 2025
i love this book i smiled a lot brought back memories would recommend at any age a clean read.
June 1, 2025
Kiddos give it 5 stars. I’m a 3 😂
December 13, 2025
I am 6 years old. I liked it but I was about to fall asleep.
December 20, 2016
A childhood favorite.
December 30, 2020
Did I listen to this just to get the same amount of books read as last year? Yes I did. But did I love these stories?? Definitely.
July 7, 2019
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Recommended to: children aged 6 - 9 years old; fans of off-the-wall characters like Anne from Anne of Green Gables or Pippi from Pippi Longstocking
Themes: language/communication, forgiveness, and humor
I listened to this audiobook collection with my 5-year-old daughter. We really enjoyed listening to this collection of stories about Amelia Bedelia.
Amelia Bedelia is the story of a young girl that starts working as a maid for Mr. & Mrs. Rogers. Amelia takes speech very literally, which causes all kinds of problems for the Rogers, for example when Mrs. Rogers asks Amelia to "run an iron over the tablecloth" Amelia takes the iron and walks all over the tablecloth. They quickly get over any of Amelia's blunders however because as it turns out, she is an excellent baker.
Amelia is such an endearing character that you can't help but love. Actually, Amelia reminded me a bit of Anne from Anne of Green Gables. mashed up with Pippi from Pippi Longstocking.
Since these stories were first published in the 60’s and 70’s, the language was a bit dated, which made it a bit more challenging for my daughter to totally understand all of Amelia’s misunderstandings, but it was a great opportunity to talk to her about words & phrases with multiple meanings.
Recommended to: children aged 6 - 9 years old; fans of off-the-wall characters like Anne from Anne of Green Gables or Pippi from Pippi Longstocking
Themes: language/communication, forgiveness, and humor
I listened to this audiobook collection with my 5-year-old daughter. We really enjoyed listening to this collection of stories about Amelia Bedelia.
Amelia Bedelia is the story of a young girl that starts working as a maid for Mr. & Mrs. Rogers. Amelia takes speech very literally, which causes all kinds of problems for the Rogers, for example when Mrs. Rogers asks Amelia to "run an iron over the tablecloth" Amelia takes the iron and walks all over the tablecloth. They quickly get over any of Amelia's blunders however because as it turns out, she is an excellent baker.
Amelia is such an endearing character that you can't help but love. Actually, Amelia reminded me a bit of Anne from Anne of Green Gables. mashed up with Pippi from Pippi Longstocking.
Since these stories were first published in the 60’s and 70’s, the language was a bit dated, which made it a bit more challenging for my daughter to totally understand all of Amelia’s misunderstandings, but it was a great opportunity to talk to her about words & phrases with multiple meanings.
October 8, 2008
I really liked this. My kids think its funny at all their different levels. I remember thinking they were funnier than they are for me now. I guess that just comes with age. Still very cute.
January 10, 2014
This is an OK book but I can imagine it would have been "utterly delightful" had I read it as a child.
I think it is a great read for young children.
I think it is a great read for young children.
October 7, 2014
always loved these stories!
September 13, 2018
Cute books.
September 2, 2019
What's there not to like about Amelia Bedelia. She takes everything literally and turns everything upside down. (Don't take this sentence literally.) Love it!
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