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Amelia Bedelia

by Peggy Parish · 1963

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From dressing the chicken to dusting the furniture, Amelia Bedelia does exactly what Mr. and Mrs. Rogers tell her. ...But somehow things never turn out quite right.

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1960s1960sMore like thisLess of this
Mood
nostalgianostalgiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture booksyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 64 pages

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