Thank You, Amelia Bedelia

 Parish, Peggy. Thank You, Amelia Bedelia. Columbus: Harper Collins, 1993. Print.

This book is about a housekeeper named Amelia Bedelia. Mrs. Rogers asks Amelia Bedelia to get the house ready for a visit from Great-Aunt Myra. Amelia Bedelia misunderstands many of the instructions Mrs. Rogers gives her. Like when Mrs. Rogers tells Amelia Bedelia to strip the sheets off the bed and she tears the sheets apart. At first Mr. and Mrs. Rogers are upset with Amelia for all the mistakes she made but once they see that Great-Aunt Myra is happy with the dinner Amelia prepared, they realize how great of a help Amelia is.


Content Area: Literature


Reading Level: 5-8


Creative Activity: I would have the students do a character map. They would write different traits that Amelia Bedelia portrays and how she makes those traits evident. They would give specific examples from the story and explain how Amelia Bedelia evolves throughout the story. The students would learn what characterization is. 

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