Lynne Avril is the illustrator of Amelia Bedelia’s First Day of School, Amelia Bedelia’s First Valentine, and Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie, as well as more than fifty other books for children.
Archive of posts tagged Amelia Bedelia
Visiting the 23rd Floor: Herman Parish
Herman Parish stopped by this week to have lunch and talk about all things Amelia Bedelia. Amelia Bedelia will be turning fifty in 2013 (Holy Cow!) so we have an anniversary to plan! We took a little break to eat cookies and watch one of our favorite videos—
Martha’s Test Kitchen: Amelia Bedelia’s Apple Pie
Amelia Bedelia’s Apple Pie
Amelia Bedelia has been keeping me busy in the test kitchen. First, I made a sheet cake like Amelia Bedelia does in Amelia Bedelia Bakes Off. And the next book starring the young Amelia Bedelia is Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie. So–you guessed it!–it was time for me to make an apple [...]
From the Writer’s Desk
THE MAKING OF AMELIA BEDELIA BAKES OFF, BY HERMAN PARISH
From her very first book, Amelia Bedelia has a history of baking her way out of trouble. Her lemon meringue pie was the only thing that saved her job. Of course, she has her missteps too: a date cake that included “dates” cut from a calendar, [...]
Martha’s Test Kitchen
AMELIA BEDELIA’S SHEET CAKE
Whenever we include a recipe in one of our books, we test it first to make sure it’s easy to follow and to make sure the result tastes delicious! Since I love to bake and cook, I’m usually the one who takes the recipe home and gives it a try. I note [...]
