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Peggy Parish

Amelia Bedelia is a series of 12 books by Peggy Parish: 662 pages in the 11 with a known length, about 12 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

12
books
662
pages in 11 of them
12 hours
to read those 11
25 days
at 30 minutes a day
Amelia Bedelia 1963 1.2 h Thank You, Amelia Bedelia 1964 1.2 h
Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower 1966 length not known
Come Back, Amelia Bedelia 1971 1.2 h Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia 1972 1.2 h Good Work, Amelia Bedelia 1976 1.0 h Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia 1977 1.0 h Amelia Bedelia Helps Out 1979 1.2 h Amelia Bedelia and the Baby 1981 1.2 h Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping 1985 1.1 h Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia 1986 1.2 h Amelia Bedelia's Family Album 1988 53 min

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. Amelia Bedelia 1963 1.2 h

    A literal-minded housekeeper causes chaos in the Rogers household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.

  2. Thank You, Amelia Bedelia 1964 1.2 h

    Preparing for the arrival of an important visitor, a wacky housekeeper follows her employer's instructions with humorous results.

  3. Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower 1966 length not known

  4. Come Back, Amelia Bedelia 1971 1.2 h

    Because she does exactly as she is told, Amelia Bedelia is fired from one job after another.

  5. Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia 1972 1.2 h

    Amelia Bedelia, who knows very little about baseball, stands in for a sick player during a game.

  6. Good Work, Amelia Bedelia 1976 1.0 h

    Literal-minded Amelia Bedelia does household chores and gets dinner ready.

  7. Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia 1977 1.0 h

    Amelia Bedelia helps out by teaching a class but she takes the list of activities very literally.

  8. Amelia Bedelia Helps Out 1979 1.2 h

    Amelia Bedelia shows her niece Effie Lou how to follow instructions to the letter as they dust the potato bugs and sew seeds.

  9. Amelia Bedelia and the Baby 1981 1.2 h

    Amelia Bedelia follows to the letter the list of instructions for looking after the Lanes' baby.

  10. Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping 1985 1.1 h

    As always, Amelia Bedelia follows exactly the instructions given to her on a camping trip, including pitching a tent and rowing boats.

  11. Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia 1986 1.2 h

    As Amelia Bedelia helps Mrs. Rogers prepare for Christmas, she bakes a date cake with a calendar in it and stuffs the children's stockings with turkey stuffing.

  12. Amelia Bedelia's Family Album 1988 53 min

    Amelia Bedelia entertains Mr. and Mrs. Rogers by showing them her family album and describing what her relatives do.

How much is left

After Amelia Bedelia about 11 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Thank You, Amelia Bedelia about 10 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower about 10 hours left
After Come Back, Amelia Bedelia about 9 hours left
After Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia about 7 hours left
After Good Work, Amelia Bedelia about 6 hours left
After Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia about 5 hours left
After Amelia Bedelia Helps Out about 4 hours left
After Amelia Bedelia and the Baby about 3 hours left
After Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping about 2 hours left
After Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia about 53 minutes left

Reading the whole series

About 12 hours 8 minutes

11 of 12 books, 662 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

25 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.