As a child, I never thought that the words were too difficult or that Amelia’s mix-ups were hard to understand. I grew up reading the classic Amelia Bedelia books. Reviews: School Library Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, Horn Book Difficulty Links: Amelia Bedelia website || Amelia Bedelia publisher site || Amelia Bedelia Facebook || Amelia Bedelia Twitter May be an additional purchase if you already have some Amelias and do not have a core group of readers. Especially when “garage sale” and “yard sale” do sound like you’re selling the area!įor libraries with a strong Amelia Bedelia crowd. It’s a different kind of mix-ups, but one that today’s kids may relate to better. Would the charm of Amelia Bedelia follow into these editions? I thought that it did. While Amelia’s family appears to be white, there is some diversity in the other people that come to the garage sale.Īs someone who grew up with classic Amelia Bedelia, I was hesitant when the new versions began releasing a few years back. The illustrations are childlike and appropriate. Every page has an illustration for text support, providing context clues to the reader. Most of the words are either one or two syllables, though I counted about a dozen with three syllables. The text is mostly contained on white background, with a good size beginning reader font. But will Amelia’s garage or yard actually get sold? And when she stops by one, the whole family decides that they need to clean out the clutter in their own house. Amelia Bedelia’s mother loves garage sales.
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