Herman Parish (1953–2024)

Author of Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm

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About the Author

Children's book author Herman Parish is the nephew of Peggy Parish, the creator of the beloved Amelia Bedelia series. After his aunt died in 1988, he decided to continue Amelia's adventures himself and has since published more than a dozen stories featuring the comical housekeeper. Parish is a show more popular speaker in libraries and schools throughout the United States. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Series

Young Amelia Bedelia

Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book

Works by Herman Parish

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Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm (2003) 1,738 copies, 26 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Means Business (2013) — Author — 1,573 copies, 19 reviews

Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia (2002) 1,382 copies, 19 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Unleashed (2013) — Author — 1,037 copies, 3 reviews

Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor (1999) 983 copies, 2 reviews

Amelia Bedelia, Rocket Scientist? (2005) 960 copies, 16 reviews

Amelia Bedelia's First Apple Pie (2010) 941 copies, 26 reviews

Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia (1995) 919 copies, 17 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Under Construction (2006) 899 copies, 5 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Makes a Friend (I Can Read Level 1) (2011) 890 copies, 15 reviews

Bravo, Amelia Bedelia! (1997) 887 copies, 8 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Road Trip! (2013) — Author — 878 copies, 5 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Goes Wild! (2014) 830 copies, 3 reviews

Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School (2009) 790 copies, 32 reviews

Happy Haunting, Amelia Bedelia (2004) 727 copies, 5 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Hits the Trail (2013) 709 copies, 3 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Sleeps Over (2012) 682 copies, 3 reviews

Amelia Bedelia and the Cat (2008) 604 copies, 8 reviews

Amelia Bedelia's Masterpiece (2007) 516 copies, 2 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Talks Turkey (I Can Read Book 2) (2008) 472 copies, 3 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Chalks One Up (I Can Read Level 1) (2014) 440 copies, 2 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Bakes Off (2010) 417 copies, 7 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Dances Off (2015) 412 copies, 2 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Joins the Club (I Can Read Level 1) (2014) 405 copies, 1 review

Amelia Bedelia Tries Her Luck (I Can Read Level 1) (2013) 403 copies, 2 reviews

Amelia Bedelia's First Valentine (2009) 392 copies, 7 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Cleans Up (2015) 383 copies, 1 review

Amelia Bedelia Shapes Up (2014) 378 copies, 1 review

Amelia Bedelia Sets Sail (2015) 361 copies, 2 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Is for the Birds (I Can Read Level 1) (2015) 359 copies, 1 review

Amelia Bedelia Takes the Cake (I Can Read Level 1) (2016) 349 copies, 1 review

Amelia Bedelia by the Yard (I Can Read Level 1) (2016) 334 copies, 2 reviews

Amelia Bedelia on the Job (2016) 239 copies, 3 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #10: Amelia Bedelia Ties the Knot (2016) 195 copies, 3 reviews

Amelia Bedelia on the Move (I Can Read Level 1) (2017) 180 copies, 1 review

Amelia Bedelia's First Field Trip (2011) 176 copies, 9 reviews

Amelia Bedelia's First Library Card (2013) 153 copies, 4 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Gets a Break (I Can Read Level 1) (2018) 146 copies

Go West, Amelia Bedelia! (2011) 121 copies, 3 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #11: Amelia Bedelia Makes a Splash (2017) 108 copies, 1 review

Amelia Bedelia's First Vote (2012) 96 copies, 6 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Goes Back to School (2004) 91 copies, 1 review

Amelia Bedelia & Friends #1: Amelia Bedelia & Friends Beat the Clock (2019) 87 copies, 1 review

Be My Valentine, Amelia Bedelia (2005) 87 copies, 3 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Under the Weather (I Can Read Level 1) (2018) 86 copies

Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book Box Set: Books 1-4 (2014) 82 copies, 2 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Storybook Treasury: Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School; Amelia Bedelia's First Field Trip; Amelia… (2013) 80 copies

Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #12: Amelia Bedelia Digs In (2018) 75 copies, 5 reviews

Amelia Bedelia & Friends #2: Amelia Bedelia & Friends The Cat's Meow (2019) 71 copies, 1 review

Amelia Bedelia Gets the Picture (I Can Read Level 1) (2019) 60 copies, 1 review

Amelia Bedelia, Cub Reporter (2012) 60 copies

Amelia Bedelia Lost and Found (I Can Read Level 1) (2020) 57 copies, 2 reviews

Amelia Bedelia Treasury I Can Read! (2014) 49 copies

The early adventures of Amelia Bedelia (2011) 45 copies

Amelia Bedelia & Friends #3: Amelia Bedelia & Friends Arise and Shine (Amelia Bedelia, 3) (2020) 45 copies

Amelia Bedelia and the Christmas List (Amelia Bedelia) (2003) — Author — 44 copies, 1 review

Amelia Bedelia & Friends #4: Amelia Bedelia & Friends Paint the Town (2020) 39 copies

Amelia Bedelia 5-Minute Stories (2020) 31 copies

Amelia Bedelia Storybook Treasury #2 (Classic): Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia; Amelia Bedelia and the Cat; Amelia… (2016) 29 copies

Amelia Bedelia Special Edition Holiday Chapter Book #1: Amelia Bedelia Wraps It Up (2020) 25 copies

Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book 10-Book Box Set (2016) 23 copies

Amelia Bedelia Storybook Favorites (2019) 20 copies

Amelia Bedelia & Friends #5: Amelia Bedelia & Friends Mind Their Manners (2021) 20 copies

Amelia Bedelia & Friends #6: Amelia Bedelia & Friends Blast Off! (2021) 19 copies

Amelia Bedelia I Can Read Box Set #2: Books Are a Ball (I Can Read Level 1) (2017) 18 copies

Amelia Bedelia Steps Out (I Can Read Level 1) (2021) 17 copies

Amelia Bedelia Bind-up: Books 5 and 6: Amelia Bedelia Shapes Up; Amelia Bedelia Cleans Up (2015) 14 copies

Amelia Bedelia Special Edition Holiday Chapter Book #3: Amelia Bedelia Hops to It (Amelia Bedelia Special Edition… (2022) 13 copies

Amelia Bedelia Bind-up: Books 1 and 2: Amelia Bedelia Means Business; Amelia Bedelia Unleashed (2015) 12 copies

You're the Best, Amelia Bedelia with CD (I Can Read!, Level 2 Reading with Help) (1999) 12 copies

Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book Box Set #2: Books 5-8 (2015) 12 copies, 1 review

Amelia Bedelia Boxed Set (2013) 12 copies

Amelia Bedelia 12-Book Boxed Set: Amelia Bedelia by the Dozen (2019) 9 copies

Amelia Bedelia & Friends Chapter Book Boxed Set #1: All Boxed In (2020) 7 copies

Amelia Bedelia Special Edition Holiday Chapter Book #2: Amelia Bedelia Scared Silly (Amelia Bedelia Special Edition… (2021) 7 copies

Amelia Bedelia Backpack Bundle Back to School Collection (2012) 7 copies

Amelia Bedelia Storybook Favorites #2 (Classic) (2020) 5 copies

Young Amelia Bedelia's Audio Collection (2011) 4 copies

Amelia Bedilia Dances Off 1 copy

I Can Read Level 1 Amelia Bedelia Six Book Set (2016) 1 copy

I Can Read The Early Adventures of Amelia Bedelia Four Books in One: Amelia Bedelia Makes A Friend, Hits the Trail,… 1 copy

Amelia Bedelia Bakes Off (I Can Read Amelia Bedelia - Level 2 (Quality)): Written by Herman Parish, 2011 Edition,… 1 copy

Amelia Bedelia Chapter Books (Set of 7) Means Business; Unleashed; Road Trip; Goes Wild; Shapes Up; Cleans Up 1 copy

Amelia Bedelia Hits the Trail (I Can Read Level 1) by Herman Parish(2001-09-01) 1 copy

Amelia Bedelia's 1 copy

Amelia Bedelia, Rocket Scienctist? 1 copy

Amela Bedelia 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Other names: Parish, Herman S., III
Birthdate: 1953
Date of death: 2024-02-10
Gender: male
Places of residence: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Occupations: children's book author
Relationships: Parish, Peggy (aunt)

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Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm (I Can Read Level 2) by Herman Parish

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PBEBOOKS | 25 other reviews | Aug 8, 2024 |

Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm by Herman Paris

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BooksInMirror | 25 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |

Amelia Bedelia and the Christmas List by Herman Parish

I'm always dumbfounded by the fact that there can be so many Amelia Bedelia books -- and that my family has so many in our personal library. It's a one-joke series, wherein Amelia Bedelia acts the fool, being incredibly obtuse and literal about everyday idioms and words.

This iteration has her Christmas shopping and getting the correct presents despite her constant attempts at buying something entirely wrong.

The only thing in the book that piqued my curiosity were all the tall, vertical presents Amelia Bedelia's friends give her on the last page. Are they all liquor bottles, perhaps giving us a cue as to why Amelia Bedelia's mind is so addled? Or are they all sex toys, offering another reason why she may have trouble focusing on day-to-day life?… (more)

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villemezbrown | Dec 29, 2023 |

Amelia Bedelia Digs In by Herman Parish

So glad Herman continued writing about Amelia Bedelia. I grew up reading his aunt’s books and am enjoying being able to read books by both authors to my daughter.

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DKnight0918 | 4 other reviews | Dec 23, 2023 |

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