Bank Street Bookstore recently hosted a live story hour and book signing event with Herman Parish to kick off Amelia Bedelia’s 50th Anniversary! Amelia Bedelia was late to her own party because she stopped by several different types of banks before arriving at the right one: Amelia Bedelia eventually made her way to Morningside Heights, [...]
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Win a copy of the Amelia Bedelia 50th Anniversary Edition!
The 50th anniversary edition of Amelia Bedelia is pretty special, if we do say so ourselves. It features the original text, artwork, and jacket of the original 1963 edition. PLUS, it has seven additional pages of archival photographs, sketches, and anecdotes and recollections about the inception and creation of America’s beloved literal-minded housekeeper! And we’re giving [...]
Visiting the 23rd Floor–Amelia Bedelia!
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Amelia Bedelia—an American icon is born!
One of the best parts about preparing for a big anniversary—such as Amelia Bedelia’s 50th—is that sometimes you get lucky, and sometimes you uncover something extraordinary. We were fortunate enough to find the original dummy for Amelia Bedelia, courtesy of Gretchen Siebel, Fritz Siebel’s widow, and a storage unit. Since Amelia Bedelia was published in [...]
Hooray for our own Golden Girl!
It’s 2013 and it’s the 50th anniversary of Amelia Bedelia, first published by Harper (and edited by Susan Hirschman, in a neat twist of fate) in 1963. We have all manner of Amelia Bedelia celebrations, commemorations, sponge cakes, and publications planned for the coming year, and we hope you will all join us! To start [...]
