Customer Reviews

Amelia Bedelia and the Cat (I Can Read Book 2)

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None of the books in the Amelia Bedelia series is a disappointment. My five year old daughter has fallen in love with Amelia and all of her crazy adventures. The books might be too long for children four and under and some of subtle jokes of word play and definition will probably escape most kids under five. Though we have to explain parts to my daughter, she is already learning that words and phrases can have double meanings e.g. "weed the garden" to Amelia means to put weeds in, not pull weeds out....or "draw the curtains" to Amelia means to literally draw a picture of curtains. We all know that the idiosyncrasies of the English language are difficult enough for adults; however,for children five and up,the process of learning is definately more fun with Amelia Bedelia's help!

I bought a series of Amelia Bedelia books for my 8-year-old granddaughter and she just loved them. So much so, that I've received a request for more stories in the series. When's the last time a youngster you know asked for more books to read?

Amelia Bedelia makes every age laugh. First our children's favorites, now our grandchildn's. Perhaps itis her unusual name that makes even the youngest want to try to pronounce Amelia Bedelia.

Poor Amelia. Idioms and homophones are so confusing for her. She walked by a garage sale, but she didn't stop becasue she didn't need to buy a garage. And she definitely didn't want any fleas from the flea market! She called the zoo and talked to a Mr Lyon. Amelia was amazed -- she had never talked to a lion before!

A classic funny Amelia tale, with Lynn Sweat continuing her famous illustrations. Ages 5-8.

My five year old had a great time reading this book. The only drawback was that there was no real break in the reading, just one continuous 50 page book. Five 10-page chapters would have been perfect. Fun story nevertheless.