About this item
For almost fifty years, children have been reading about the hilarious adventures of Amelia Bedelia, the housekeeper so literal-minded she puts sponges in her sponge cake. Now, in a series of bestselling picture books, kids can discover what Amelia Bedelia was like when she was a little girl in elementary school. In Amelia Bedelia’s First Field Trip, a picture book with exuberant, brightly colored illustrations, Amelia Bedelia is going on a field trip with her class. She expects to see, well, a field. To her delight, she and her classmates arrive at a working farm! Amelia has a great time, although mishaps and misunderstandings are unavoidable. Her confusion over a green thumb, runner beans, and ponytails will give readers the giggles.
About the Author
Lynne Avril was born in Miles City, Montana, in 1951. She had an idyllic childhood growing up in Billings, Montana, riding horses, skiing, and developing an interest in art. She graduated with a BA in Art from the University of Montana. She married, had two children, and ended up living in Phoenix, Arizona, where she has been since 1984. She began illustrating children's books in the late 1980's, and at last count, had well over 100 books to her name. She is most well-known now as the illustrator of the young Amelia Bedelia series, written by Herman Parish. That adventure began in 2007, and now includes picture books, I Can Read's, and chapter books about the intrepid literally-minded heroine. The original Amelia Bedelia books were written starting in the early 1960's by Peggy Parish, Herman Parish's aunt, and Amelia Bedelia was a grown-up house servant for an elderly couple. All these humorous adventures result from what happens when you do everything exactly they way you're told haha!Outside of illustrating books, Lynne is a painter and plays bass in a blues band. She loves to travel to France, and spends most every fall in Paris, where she finds great inspiration. She loves to read and to knit and to spend time in the great outdoors of beautiful Arizona. She hopes you enjoy her illustrations and thanks you for reading this little story!
