Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School

Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School by Herman Parish, pictures by Lynne Avril is a fun and creative book to read! The book is geared for children ages 4-8. This book is like the other Amelia Bedelia books except this time, instead of being an adult maid, she is a young girl on her first day of school. Although it is a different time setting, the idea is the same. When her teacher asks her to do things which may not be meant in a literal sense, Amelia takes seriously. An example from the story is when Amelia is out of her chair a number of times, the teacher says she needs to glue herself to her seat. Her teacher didn't mean to actually glue herself to her seat, she meant to stay seated...but Amelia didn't take it like that, so she actually glues herself to her seat. I think this book should be read in a younger grade classroom on the first day of school. I think it is funny and add humor to the first days with a new teacher and how the students aren't the only nervous ones, that teachers are nervous also.