Peggy Parish

Amelia Bedelia shows her niece Effie Lou how to follow instructions to the letter as they dust the potato bugs and sew seeds.

Amelia Bedelia, who knows very little about baseball, stands in for a sick player during a game.

Literal-minded Amelia Bedelia does household chores and gets dinner ready.

Because she does exactly as she is told, Amelia Bedelia is fired from one job after another. Amelia Bedelia is always getting herself into trouble! When Mrs. Rogers asks for cereal with her coffee, Amelia Bedelia does exactly what she is told; she puts cereal in the coffee. Mrs. Rogers is so angry she fires her! Poor Amelia Bedelia must look for another job. At each place she tries-the beauty shop, the dress shop, and the doctor's office-Amelia Bedelia...

Preparing for the arrival of an important visitor, a wacky housekeeper follows her employer's instructions with humorous results.

As Amelia Bedelia helps Mrs. Rogers prepare for Christmas, she bakes a date cake with a calendar in it and stuffs the children's stockings with turkey stuffing.

Minneapolis Simpkin is not allowed to have a pet, so she finds the most unusual replacement.

An easy-to-read introduction to eleven different dinosaurs--their size, their diet, the pronunciation of their names, and their distinctive characteristics.

Todd chooses a cat from the animal shelter for his birthday present.