Amelia Bedelia on the Move

Written by Herman Parish

Narrated by Robin Miles

Learn to read with young Amelia Bedelia! Amelia Bedelia has been loved by readers for more than fifty years, and it turns out that her childhood is full of silly mix-ups, too!

The star of the bestselling picture book series now has her own Level 1 I Can Read books that will keep newly independent readers laughing, reading, and expanding their vocabularies. In this latest adventure, when Amelia Bedelia’s parents decide to look for a new house, Amelia Bedelia discovers what really makes a home.

Amelia Bedelia loves the house she lives in, and she really loves her neighborhood. But when her parents suggest a move, she turns it into an adventure. Together they visit open houses, explore new neighborhoods, and discover that home is where the heart is. Amelia Bedelia learns all about different types of houses in this Level 1 I Can Read full of family and adventure.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Oct 13, 2020
• ISBN: 9780063030527

Herman Parish

Herman Parish was in the fourth grade when his aunt, Peggy Parish, wrote the first book about Amelia Bedelia. The author lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

Reviews for Amelia Bedelia on the Move

[Kaleigh Costello · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It was fun and funny and cool and the best

[sweetiegherkin · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Young Amelia Bedelia's parents are looking for a new house with more space, so that whole family piles into the car to look at available homes in the neighborhood. In her usual way, Amelia gets confused by idioms or mishearing things, so that she mistakes a "Tudor" home for a "two-door home" or thinks that she'll find horses at a ranch-style home. What's nice in these books (compared to the Amelia Bedelia titles I read as a child) is that her misunderstandings are explained by the text, making it easier for younger children to get the problem and possibly learn something themselves.The story is slight and isn't necessarily seen to completion (i.e., the family visits an open house, but they don't make any decisions about purchasing a home), but this is still a decent title. I could see it being especially useful for families who are in the beginning process of moving as a tool to talk to their children about what might be happening in their situation as well. The illustrations are fine, although I do find it a bit disappointing that there are no people of color in the book. Granted, there aren't many characters in the book, but at the very least the real estate agent shouldn't be the same exact shade as the Bedelia family.