I was pleased to see Scholastic offer this new, chapter book version of Amelia Bedelia. The original, lower-level readers have Amelia as an adult, and her literal translation of everything makes for a funny book, but one that I always thought was above the heads of its emerging readers. Now, with this chapter book series, the older students, who can get the plays on words and humor, can appreciate the character more. In this first of the series, Amelia is now a young girl who falls in love with a new bike, and does what is necessary to get it. And you can bet there is a lot of misunderstandings and silliness along the way!
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