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* Amelia Bedelia Makes a Splash (2017, chapter book)
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* TalkingInYourSleep: In the Young Amelia Bedelia book ''Amelia Bedelia Makes a Splash'', Amelia Bedelia is alone on a bus to a summer camp she doesn't really want to go when she is joined by a girl named Alice who has just been picked up by the bus. Alice is very amicable and they quickly strike up a conversation, though Alice does most of the talking. Eventually Amelia Bedelia falls asleep not out of boredom but simply exhaustion because among other things she's tired from crying. When she wakes up, after sleeping for four hours, Alice asks if she knows that she talks in her sleep. Whatever Amelia Bedelia was saying must have been pretty specific because Alice asks "Who's Finally?" which is the name of Amelia Bedelia's dog, but she couldn't have known that "Finally" was a "who" and not a "what" simply from hearing the name.
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* {{Calvinball}}: When Amelia Bedelia becomes a substitute teacher, some math problems she reads describe the students taking each other's apples. After they admit that they didn't bring any apples to school, she brings the kids to her bosses' house, gives one team some apples, and tells the other team to try and take them. Since she only read one of the math problems aloud before starting this game, the takers grab as many apples as they can find, while the other team uses any means necessary to solve the "problem" of losing them.
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* Amelia Bedelia Takes the Cake (2016)
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VisualPun: A stock-in-trade of the series, and largely a result of Amelia Bedelia's LiteralMinded tendencies.
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* LongRunnerTechMarchesOn: It seems as if there is no longer any attempt being made with the young Amelia Bedelia books to try to pretend as though they're set in the time period that would actually fit the Amelia Bedelia seen in the original books. ''Amelia Bedelia on the Job'' shows Amelia Bedelia's father working on a laptop, even though personal computers didn't even exist during the 1960s time period in which the books with the adult Amelia Bedelia were first published.
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* LongRunnerTechMarchesOn: It seems as if there is no longer any attempt being made with the young Amelia Bedelia books to try to pretend as though they're set in the time period that would actually fit the Amelia Bedelia seen in the original books. ''Amelia Bedelia on the Job'' shows Amelia Bedelia's father working on a laptop, even though personal computers didn't even exist during the 1960s time period in which the books with the adult Amelia Bedelia were first published. Additionally, ''Amelia Bedelia's First Library Card'' depicts a clearly modern library.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: A ''lot'' of Amelia's mess-ups cause one - or both - of her employers to laugh out loud.
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Organized into folders - that\'ll really help with not having to scroll so much
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* InsultBackfire: [[GoshDarnItToHeck "Go jump in a lake"?]] She already did that while "catching a fish" with her hands.
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** [[GoshDarnItToHeck "Go jump in a lake"?]] She already did that while "catching a fish" with herhands.hands.
** Telling Amelia Bedelia, "Oh, go fly a kite!" doesn't upset her, since she finds kite-flying relaxing.
** [[GoshDarnItToHeck "Go jump in a lake"?]] She already did that while "catching a fish" with her
** Telling Amelia Bedelia, "Oh, go fly a kite!" doesn't upset her, since she finds kite-flying relaxing.
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* TitleDrop: ''Thank You, Amelia Bedelia'', ''Come Back, Amelia Bedelia'', and ''Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia'' provide a few of possibly several examples.
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* ImagineSpot: Sometimes Amelia Bedelia thinks of a visual depiction of a metaphor (eg, voters sitting on a fence, cats and dogs falling from the sky like rain).
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* SpeechBubbles: Sometimes dialogue balloons appear in the Herman Parish/Lynn Sweat books.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Readers accustomed to Lynn Sweat's character designs (seen in almost all of the books written since 1976) might find it jarring to read a book illustrated by one of his predecessors, especially if it shows Amelia Bedelia with no stockings and/or Mr. and Mrs. Rogers (her bosses) with gray hair instead of brown.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Readers accustomed to Lynn Sweat's character designs (seen in almost all of the books written since 1976) might find it jarring to read a book illustrated by one of his predecessors, especially if it shows Amelia Bedelia with no stockings and/or Mr. and Mrs. Rogers (her bosses) with gray hair instead of brown. The first book also portrays Mr. and Mrs. Rogers as a wealthy couple with a mansion, while later books inexplicably relocate them to the suburbs.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Readers accustomed to Lynn Sweat's character designs (seen in almost all of the books written since 1976) might find it jarring to read a book illustrated by one of his predecessors, especially if it shows Amelia Bedelia with no stockings and/or Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers Rogers (her bosses) with gray hair instead of brown.
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* ItRunsInTheFamily: ''Amelia Bedelia's Family Album'' reveals that Amelia Bedelia has plenty of relatives who also take things too literally.
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* ItRunsInTheFamily: ''Amelia Bedelia's Family Album'' reveals that Amelia Bedelia has plenty of relatives who also take things too literally.
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** In the first book, Amelia Bedelia spent the whole day screwing up her chores, but then she baked this insanely delicious cake, and that caused her employers to forgive her earlier mistakes. Yes, apparently her cooking is ''that good''.
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** In the first book, Amelia Bedelia spent the whole day screwing up her chores, but then she baked this insanely delicious cake, lemon meringue pie, and that caused her employers to forgive her earlier mistakes. Yes, apparently her cooking is ''that good''.
*** It was lemon meringue pie but the point still stands.good''.
*** It was lemon meringue pie but the point still stands.
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The Cameroon thing was a hoax, according to EJ Dickson in \"The Daily Dot.\" See discussion page
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The character of Amelia Bedelia was based on a maid in Cameroon, where the author spent some time during her formative years. Her vast collection of hats, notorious for their extensive plumage, inspired her to write an assortment of tales based on her experiences in North Africa.
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* Amelia Bedelia's First Field Trip (December 2013)
* Amelia Bedelia Joins the Club (February 2014)
* Amelia Bedelia Goes Wild! (March 2014, chapter book)
* Amelia Bedelia Chalks One Up (August 2014)
* Amelia Bedelia Shapes Up (August 2014, chapter book)
* Amelia Bedelia Joins the Club (February 2014)
* Amelia Bedelia Goes Wild! (March 2014, chapter book)
* Amelia Bedelia Chalks One Up (August 2014)
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* AreWeThereYet: In ''Amelia Bedelia Road Trip!'', when Amelia tries to take charge of the planning of the trip she's told that this is the parents' job and it's the kid's job to ask "Are we there yet?" Later, when she does this, she is told yes, because the trip is an adventure road trip to nowhere in particular, so anywhere they go is there.
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* GeniusDitz: For all her linguistic failings, Ms. Bedelia is a phenomenal cook.
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* SpitTake: Amelia Bedelia's mother does this in ''Amelia Bedelia Unleashed'', one of the Young Amelia Bedelia chapter books, after Amelia Bedelia suggests that she could have twins.
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* ContinuityNod: The second ''Young Amelia Bedelia'' chapter book, ''Amelia Bedelia Unleashed'', is full of this, including friends Amelia made in the first one and people that recognize her from TV or otherwise from seeing her throughout town.
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* DeathGlare: Amelia Bedelia's mother is capable of one.
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* Amelia Bedelia's First Apple Pie (2012)
* Amelia Bedelia's First Vote (2012)
* Amelia Bedelia Sleeps Over (2012)
* Amelia Bedelia Means Business (2013, chapter book)
* Amelia Bedelia Unleashed (2013, chapter book)
* Amelia Bedelia Hits the Trail
* Amelia Bedelia's First Library Card (May 2013)
* Amelia Bedelia Road Trip! (August 2013, chapter book)
* Amelia Bedelia Tries Her Luck (August 2013)
* Amelia Bedelia's First Apple Pie (2012)
* Amelia Bedelia's First Vote (2012)
* Amelia Bedelia Sleeps Over (2012)
* Amelia Bedelia Means Business (2013, chapter book)
* Amelia Bedelia Unleashed (2013, chapter book)
* Amelia Bedelia Hits the Trail
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* Amelia Bedelia Tries Her Luck (August 2013)
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''Amelia Bedelia'' is a series of American children's books featuring the title character, a LiteralMinded housekeeper whose failure to understand basic English metaphors leads to much of the comedy of the series. The series was written by Peggy Parish until her death in 1988, and by her nephew Herman Parish beginning in 1995. The books have been illustrated by Wallace Tripp, Fritz Siebel, and Lynn Sweat, the current illustrator.
The character of Amelia Bedelia was based on a maid in Cameroon, where the author spent some time during her formative years. Her vast collection of hats, notorious for their extensive plumage, inspired her to write an assortment of tales based on her experiences in North Africa.
!!Books in this series:
[[AC: by Peggy Parish]]
* Amelia Bedelia (1963)
* Thank You, Amelia Bedelia (1964)
* Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower (1966)
* Come Back, Amelia Bedelia (1971)
* Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia (1972)
* Good Work, Amelia Bedelia (1976)
* Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia (1977)
* Amelia Bedelia Helps Out (1979)
* Amelia Bedelia and the Baby (1981)
* Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping (1985)
* Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia (1986)
* Amelia Bedelia's Family Album (1988)
[[AC: by Herman Parish]]
* Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia (1995)
* Bravo, Amelia Bedelia! (1997)
* Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor (1999)
* Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia (2002)
* Amelia Bedelia and the Christmas List (2003)
* Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm (2003)
* Happy Haunting, Amelia Bedelia (2004)
* Amelia Bedelia Goes Back to School (2004)
* Be My Valentine, Amelia Bedelia (2004)
* Amelia Bedelia, Rocket Scientist? (2005)
* Amelia Bedelia's Masterpiece (2007)
* Amelia Bedelia Under Construction (2007)
* Amelia Bedelia and the Cat (2008)
* Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School (2009)
* Amelia Bedelia's First Valentine (2009)
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!! This book series contains examples of:
* BluntMetaphorsTrauma
* EntendreFailure
* HairDecorations: The kid version of Amelia Bedelia wears a flower in her hair and a barrette.
* ExactWords
* FullNameBasis
* GeniusDitz: For all her linguistic failings, Ms. Bedelia is a phenomenal cook.
* InsultBackfire: [[GoshDarnItToHeck "Go jump in a lake"?]] She already did that while "catching a fish" with her hands.
* LiteralMinded: The former TropeNamer.
* LongRunners
* {{Meido}}
* SpinoffBabies: "Amelia Bedelia's First X" books
* SupremeChef: Amelia can work her way out of any situation with her aforementioned fantastic cooking.
* UltimateJobSecurity: Amelia screws up basically every order she's given, often in incredibly stupid ways, and she still keeps her job (see SupremeChef).
** In one book, Amelia Bedelia spent the whole day screwing up her chores, but then she baked this insanely delicious cake, and that caused her employers to forgive her earlier mistakes. Yes, apparently her cooking is ''that good''.
** Amelia did lose her housekeeping job once, giving her opportunities to misunderstand several others, such as hairdresser, where she pins up a lady's hair with safety pins, but in the end she's welcomed back with open arms.
* VisualPun
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''Amelia Bedelia'' is a series of American children's books featuring the title character, a LiteralMinded housekeeper whose failure to understand basic English metaphors leads to much of the comedy of the series. The series was written by Peggy Parish until her death in 1988, and by her nephew Herman Parish beginning in 1995. The books have been illustrated by Wallace Tripp, Fritz Siebel, and Lynn Sweat, the current illustrator.
The character of Amelia Bedelia was based on a maid in Cameroon, where the author spent some time during her formative years. Her vast collection of hats, notorious for their extensive plumage, inspired her to write an assortment of tales based on her experiences in North Africa.
!!Books in this series:
[[AC: by Peggy Parish]]
* Amelia Bedelia (1963)
* Thank You, Amelia Bedelia (1964)
* Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower (1966)
* Come Back, Amelia Bedelia (1971)
* Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia (1972)
* Good Work, Amelia Bedelia (1976)
* Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia (1977)
* Amelia Bedelia Helps Out (1979)
* Amelia Bedelia and the Baby (1981)
* Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping (1985)
* Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia (1986)
* Amelia Bedelia's Family Album (1988)
[[AC: by Herman Parish]]
* Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia (1995)
* Bravo, Amelia Bedelia! (1997)
* Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor (1999)
* Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia (2002)
* Amelia Bedelia and the Christmas List (2003)
* Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm (2003)
* Happy Haunting, Amelia Bedelia (2004)
* Amelia Bedelia Goes Back to School (2004)
* Be My Valentine, Amelia Bedelia (2004)
* Amelia Bedelia, Rocket Scientist? (2005)
* Amelia Bedelia's Masterpiece (2007)
* Amelia Bedelia Under Construction (2007)
* Amelia Bedelia and the Cat (2008)
* Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School (2009)
* Amelia Bedelia's First Valentine (2009)
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!! This book series contains examples of:
* BluntMetaphorsTrauma
* EntendreFailure
* HairDecorations: The kid version of Amelia Bedelia wears a flower in her hair and a barrette.
* ExactWords
* FullNameBasis
* GeniusDitz: For all her linguistic failings, Ms. Bedelia is a phenomenal cook.
* InsultBackfire: [[GoshDarnItToHeck "Go jump in a lake"?]] She already did that while "catching a fish" with her hands.
* LiteralMinded: The former TropeNamer.
* LongRunners
* {{Meido}}
* SpinoffBabies: "Amelia Bedelia's First X" books
* SupremeChef: Amelia can work her way out of any situation with her aforementioned fantastic cooking.
* UltimateJobSecurity: Amelia screws up basically every order she's given, often in incredibly stupid ways, and she still keeps her job (see SupremeChef).
** In one book, Amelia Bedelia spent the whole day screwing up her chores, but then she baked this insanely delicious cake, and that caused her employers to forgive her earlier mistakes. Yes, apparently her cooking is ''that good''.
** Amelia did lose her housekeeping job once, giving her opportunities to misunderstand several others, such as hairdresser, where she pins up a lady's hair with safety pins, but in the end she's welcomed back with open arms.
* VisualPun
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