Peggy Parish

Enjoy three best-selling I Can Read stories starring Amelia Bedelia, the literal-minded housekeeper, all in one volume.

Good work, Amelia Bedelia: Literal-minded Amelia Bedelia does household chores and gets dinner ready. Amelia Bedelia and the baby: Amelia Bedelia follows to the letter the list of instructions for looking after the Lanes' baby. Amelia Bedelia helps out: Amelia Bedelia shows her niece Effie Lou how to follow instructions exactly as they dust the potato bugs and sew seeds.

Story 1: A literal-minded housekeeper causes chaos in the Rogers household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions. Story 2: Because she does exactly as she is told, Amelia Bedelia is fired from one job after another. Story 3: Amelia Bedelia, who knows very little about baseball, stands in for a sick player during a game.

Detailed instructions for making costumes representative of historical periods, foreign countries, holidays, and storybook characters.

Directions very young readers can follow for making Christmas and Chanukah decorations for home and school from inexpensive household materials.

A girl describes her love-hate relationship with her brother Willy, who calls her a pest but comes to her defense when another boy calls her the same thing.

Intrigued by stories of local pirates and buried treasure, three children decide to find out the truth about Hermit Dan and his ancestors.

Missing garbage scraps, a red sweater found in the woods, and a trapped puppy lead three children, staying with their grandparents, to think someone is in need.

After finally finding a home for a mother rabbit and her many children, Miss Molly gets a new house guest--a pregnant cat.