Amelia Bedelia Hops to It: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids – An Iconic Character Story About Friendship ...

by Herman Parish, Lynne Avril (Illustrator)

Celebrate the holidays with Amelia Bedelia! Amelia Bedelia, her friends, and her family hop to it while celebrating the arrival of spring. This chapter book is an excellent choice for children who are ready to read independently, and is terrific for building vocabulary and social and emotional learning. Includes a springtime craft and recipe! Spring has finally sprung! Amelia Bedelia loves the warm weather, the flowers in bloom, and all the new baby animals in her town. Best of all, Amelia Bedelia and her class will be hatching chicks in her science class. But when the incubator breaks and there’s no money to buy a new one, Amelia Bedelia and her friends come up with an eggceptional solution to raise money for a new a springtime fair! A humorous story, plenty of misunderstandings, loads of vocabulary and wordplay, and a fun craft and recipe make this an ideal gift book for newly independent readers and storytime sharing. Amelia Bedelia has been making readers laugh since 1963, when the first Amelia Bedelia book was published. Now, you can meet the young Amelia Bedelia. Come join the fun!

160 pages, Paperback

Published February 8, 2022

About the author

Herman Parish (born 1953) is the author of Amelia Bedelia children's book series, nephew of original author, Peggy Parish. 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. He did not wish to entrust the future of the series into the hands of a children’s author outside of the family. 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. More importantly, this gave Herman a chance to keenly observe Peggy during her writing processes, gaining great insight to the road ahead of him. 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. Having editor Susan Hirschman and illustrator Lynn Sweat in common with his aunt helped to make the transition. He has added thirteen more books to the series. Herman is a resident of Princeton, New Jersey, and travels to libraries and schools across the United States, speaking and inspiring young children. The importance of revising and editing is often stressed during these dynamic lectures. He has presented to students in more than 22 states.

-Wikipedia

***The photo at left is of Herman with his aunt, Peggy Parish, in 1985.

Reviews

[Jill Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter’s review: “It was really funny and I liked reading the idioms at the back to see what they all meant.”

[Andi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't look at the cover close enough while checking this out from the library for my daughter. Once home and I was examining it closer I wasn't thrilled to see easter eggs all over it. I was glad I didn't let that dissuade me entirely from reading it to her. I feel there was a bit of a disconnect between the cover and the book because there weren't any colored and decorated eggs in the book at all. It was overall a great learning experience for my daughter. She was interested and engaged with it. There's a cute craft and a recipe in the back which we super duper appreciated.

If you're looking to provide a fun read for your child while still giving them some new knowledge, this is a good choice in my opinion. Wholesome good fun.

[Michele · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amelia Bedelia never disappoints. Every kid and adult should read at least one of her books.

[Kari Frantz Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book for read lounds to the kids for school during Easter!

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun family read aloud!!