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Peggy Parish

Peggy Parish was born in Manning, South Carolina. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of South Carolina. After graduation, she visited her brother in Kentucky, and was persuaded to try teaching. She began by teaching creative dancing to young children. Later she moved to Oklahoma where she taught both third grade and dance, and she produced community shows. She then moved to New York and got a job teaching dance to third-graders in a progressive experimental school called the Dalton School in Manhattan.

At this time she also began writing. Her first published book, My Golden Book of Manners, was published in 1961, followed by Let's Be Indians (1962). She created her most famous character with the publication of Amelia Bedelia in 1963. She went on to write 11 more Amelia Bedelia books, as well as other children's books, mystery novels, and arts and crafts books. She also produced television pieces on preschool education and children's books, wrote book review columns and led a number of training workshops for teachers.

She died suddenly in 1988 of a brain aneurysm. Her series Amelia Bedelia was continued by her nephew Herman Parish.

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American children's writer (1927-1988)

Born 14 July 1927
Died 19 November 1988

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  • Cover of: Amelia Bedelia

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  • Cover of: Come Back, Amelia Bedelia (I Can Read Book 2)

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  • Cover of: Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia (I Can Read Book 2)

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  • Cover of: Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower

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  • Cover of: Teach us, Amelia Bedelia

    Cover of edition teachusameliabed0000pari Cover of edition teachusameliabed00pegg_1 Cover of edition isbn_0688840698 Cover of edition teachusameliabed00pegg_0 Cover of edition teachusameliabed00pegg First published in 1977 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: Thank you, Amelia Bedelia

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  • Cover of: Good work, Amelia Bedelia

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  • Cover of: Amelia Bedelia's family album

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  • Cover of: Amelia Bedelia Helps Out (Avon Camelot Books)

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  • Cover of: Amelia Bedelia goes camping

    First published in 1985 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Amelia Bedelia and the Baby (Amelia Bedelia (HarperCollins Paperback))

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  • Cover of: Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia

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  • Cover of: No More Monsters for Me!

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  • Cover of: Be ready at eight

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  • Cover of: Dinosaur time

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  • Cover of: Good hunting, Blue Sky

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  • Cover of: Key to the treasure

    First published in 1966 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Pirate Island adventure

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American children's writer (1927-1988)

Born 14 July 1927
Died 19 November 1988

Subjects

Fiction, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Humorous stories, Amelia-bedelia (fictitious character), fiction, Household employees, fiction, Amelia-Bedelia (Fictitious character), Juvenile literature, Children's stories, Humorous fiction, Handicraft, Detective and mystery stories, Girls, fiction, Household employees, Mystery and detective stories, Children: Grades 1-2, Literature and fiction, juvenile, Readers, Children's stories, American, Children: Grades 2-3, Chimpanzees, Indians, JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Reader - Beginner, Picture books

People

Amelia-Bedelia (Fictitious character), Daniel Boone (1734-1820), Fictitious characters: Amelia Bedelia, Mr. Rogers, Mrs. Rogers

Time

1950-, 1985

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April 11, 2022 Edited by JeneeWhitney Edited without comment.
March 19, 2022 Edited by JeneeWhitney merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import