Amelia Bedelia Under the Weather by Herman Parish, Lynne Avril
Published by Greenwillow Books on December 31st 2018
ISBN: 0062658921
Pages: 32
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Amelia Bedelia Under the Weather is an I Can Read! book from the Amelia Bedelia series. The book features Amelia as a child and in a contemporary world. In this title, Amelia is not feeling well, so she stays home from school. Her father says that he is sorry that she is “under the weather” to which Amelia replies, “I am not…I am under my covers,” introducing the word play for which these books are known.  As Amelia goes through her sick day, she learns a few more idioms, “raining cats and dogs,” “green around the gills,” picturing each in her head. Lynne Avril’s bright illustrations pair well with the text, painting pictures for the images conjured in Amelia’s head to accompany the figurative language expressed in daily life. A solid addition to the Bedelia canon and a nice title for any emerging reader who knows the boredom of a sick day and has struggled with the intricacies of the English language. For grades 1-2.

Reviewed by Jill O’Connor, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth