Amelia Bedelia, 50th Anniversary Edition (I Can Read, Level 2)

PeggyParish（佩格·帕里什）ofManning,SouthCarolina(July14,1927-November19,1988),wastheauthorofthechildren'sstoryseriesAmeliaBedelia.Theserieswascontinued,afterhersuddendeathfromananeurysm,byhernephewHermanParish.PeggyattendedtheUniversityofSouthCarolinaandreceivedaBachelorofArtsdegreeinEnglish.Parish,anavidreaderofmanybooks,causedaninternationalsensationwithherfamousseriesofyoungadultnovellas,"AmeliaBedelia,"gainingrenownwithherpremierework,"AmeliaBedelia."Shebecameahouseholdnamebythetimeherfinalwork,"AmeliaBedelia'sFamilyAlbum",waspublishedbeforeherdeath.HermanhonoredPeggy'slifeinhisbook,GoodDriving,AmeliaBedelia,bywritinginitsdedication:"ForPeggyParish,therealAmelia."FritzSiebel（弗里兹·赛贝尔）wasthefirsttodrawAmeliaBedelia,in1963.HealsoillustratedThankYou,AmeliaBedeliain1964andAmeliaBedeliaandtheSurpriseShowerin1966.