Books by Herman Parish

Portrait of Herman Parish

Herman Parish is best known for continuing the beloved Amelia Bedelia series, originally created by his aunt Peggy Parish. With a light, humorous touch, he brings the literal‑minded heroine into fresh misadventures that delight young readers and encourage a playful approach to language. His stories combine gentle comedy with clear, accessible text, ideal for children discovering the joy of reading on their own.

Through his engaging storytelling and keen understanding of wordplay, Parish has ensured Amelia Bedelia's enduring popularity across generations. His books celebrate curiosity, kindness, and the fun of misunderstanding, making them a staple in classrooms and home libraries alike. Each title reflects his commitment to keeping classic characters relevant while inspiring new readers to laugh and learn.

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  • Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book 10Book Box Set

    HarperCollins Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book 10Book Box Set

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisTrade Review"No child can resist Amelia [Bedelia] and her literal trips through the minefield of the English language-and no adult can fail to notice that she's usually right when she's wrong." -- New York Times Book Review Praise for the young Amelia Bedelia series: "Parish has turned the clock back, making Amelia Bedelia young again and giving a new generation of readers the opportunity to enjoy her humor and self-confidence." -- Kirkus Reviews

    3 in stock

    £41.79

  • Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book 11

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book 11

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £14.39

  • Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book 12 Amelia Bedelia

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book 12 Amelia Bedelia

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisIn the twelfth chapter book in the New York Times–bestselling series, Amelia Bedelia heads to the beach for a summertime adventure.With her cousin Jason and her best friend Alice by her side, she’s ready to try surfing, explore Blackberry Island, and learn more about this pirate-obsessed beach town.

    10 in stock

    £7.00

  • Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book 12 Amelia Bedelia

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book 12 Amelia Bedelia

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisIn the twelfth chapter book in the New York Times–bestselling series, Amelia Bedelia heads to the beach for a summertime adventure.With her cousin Jason and her best friend Alice by her side, she’s ready to try surfing, explore Blackberry Island, and learn more about this pirate-obsessed beach town.

    10 in stock

    £13.59

  • Amelia Bedelia on the Move

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia on the Move

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £5.86

  • Amelia Bedelia On The Move

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia On The Move

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £14.44

  • Amelia Bedelia Gets a Break

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Gets a Break

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisLearn to read with young Amelia Bedelia!The Amelia Bedelia books are great for growing the vocabularies of newly independent readers.Trade ReviewPraise for the young Amelia Bedelia series: “Parish has turned the clock back, making Amelia Bedelia young again and giving a new generation of readers the opportunity to enjoy her humor and self-confidence.” — Kirkus Reviews

    10 in stock

    £5.83

  • Amelia Bedelia Gets a Break

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Gets a Break

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisLearn to read with young Amelia Bedelia!The Amelia Bedelia books are great for growing the vocabularies of newly independent readers. In Amelia Bedelia Gets a Break, Amelia Bedelia is put in charge of caring for her class hamster over a school vacation. But Amelia Bedelia gets more than she bargained for when the hamster goes missing!Amelia Bedelia is left in charge of her class pet—a hamster named Harry—over school break, and she’s excited to learn all about caring for an animal. But when Harry goes missing, Amelia Bedelia is upset. Her friends Dawn and Clay help her search the house and make “lost pet” signs, but it seems hopeless, until Amelia Bedelia puts herself in Harry’s shoes and finds him hiding in her favorite spot in the house.A Level 1 I Can Read book featuring the childhood of America’s favorite housekeeper, Amelia Bedelia. More than thirty-five million Amelia Bedelia books sold sin

    10 in stock

    £14.44

  • Amelia Bedelia Under the Weather I Can Read Level

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Under the Weather I Can Read Level

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £6.41

  • Amelia Bedelia Storybook Favorites Includes 5

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Storybook Favorites Includes 5

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    10 in stock

    £13.29

  • Amelia Bedelia  Friends Beat the Clock

    HarperCollins Amelia Bedelia Friends Beat the Clock

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe first book in a new arc in the New York Times–bestselling Amelia Bedelia chapter book series featuring young Amelia Bedelia and her friends!

    2 in stock

    £6.88

  • Amelia Bedelia  Friends Beat the Clock

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Friends Beat the Clock

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £13.59

  • Amelia Bedelia 12Book Boxed Set Amelia Bedelia by

    4 in stock

    £53.99

  • Amelia Bedelia  Friends 2 Amelia Bedelia  Friends

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Friends 2 Amelia Bedelia Friends

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe second book in a new arc in the bestselling Amelia Bedelia chapter book series featuring young Amelia Bedelia and her friends! It’s a piece of cake!Amelia Bedelia + Good Friends = Super Fun Stories to Read and ShareAre Amelia Bedelia and her friends barking up the wrong tree?

    10 in stock

    £7.00

  • Amelia Bedelia Gets the Picture

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Gets the Picture

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    10 in stock

    £5.87

  • Amelia Bedelia Gets the Picture I Can Read Level

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Gets the Picture I Can Read Level

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £14.44

  • Amelia Bedelia  Friends Beat the Clock

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Friends Beat the Clock

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £11.69

  • Amelia Bedelia  Friends The Cats Meow

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Friends The Cats Meow

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe second book in a new arc in the bestselling Amelia Bedelia chapter book series featuring young Amelia Bedelia and her friends! It’s a piece of cake!Amelia Bedelia + Good Friends = Super Fun Stories to Read and ShareAre Amelia Bedelia and her friends barking up the wrong tree? Recess just got super exciting. Amelia Bedelia and her friends are on the playground when they hear a strange noise coming from a nearby tree. It’s a tiny kitten stuck on a high branch! It’s up to Amelia Bedelia and her friends to figure out how to rescue the kitten and, once they do, to find the little cat a purr-fect new home! A funny chapter book series about friendship perfect for fans of Ivy + Bean and Clementine. The Amelia Bedelia books have sold more than 35 million copies since we first met the iconic character in 1963! Includes “Two Ways to Say It,” Amelia Bedelia’s guide to the idioms use

    10 in stock

    £11.69

  • Amelia Bedelia  Friends 3 Amelia Bedelia  Friends

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Friends 3 Amelia Bedelia Friends

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe third book in a new arc in theNew York Times''bestselling Amelia Bedelia chapter book series featuring young Amelia Bedelia and her friends!It''s a piece of cake! Amelia Bedelia + Good Friends = Superfun Stories to Read and Share Amelia Bedelia and her friends are studying all about the Middle Ages in school. They''re building catapults, creating illuminated manuscripts, and visiting a medieval fair''in costume! Plus, there''s a class-wide competition to see who can be the most chivalrous student. Amelia Bedelia really wants to win! But when she discovers that one of her friends is the kindest and most helpful of them all, can she somehow help her friend win the competition? A funny chapter book series about friendship, perfect for fans of Ivy + Bean and Clementine. The Amelia Bedelia books have sold more than 35 million copies since we first met the iconic character in 1963! Includes ''two Ways to Say It, Amelia Bedelia''s guide to the idioms used in the story, and instructions on how to build a catapult. Illustrated in black and white throughout.

    10 in stock

    £7.00

  • Amelia Bedelia  Friends Amelia Bedelia  Friends

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Friends Amelia Bedelia Friends

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £13.59

  • Amelia Bedelia  Friends 4 Amelia Bedelia  Friends

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Friends 4 Amelia Bedelia Friends

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe fourth book in a new arc in the New York Times bestselling Amelia Bedelia chapter book series featuring young Amelia Bedelia and her friends!

    10 in stock

    £7.00

  • Amelia Bedelia  Friends 4 Amelia Bedelia  Friends

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Friends 4 Amelia Bedelia Friends

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £13.59

  • Amelia Bedelia  Friends 5 Amelia Bedelia  Friends

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Friends 5 Amelia Bedelia Friends

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe fifth book in a new arc in the New York Times–bestselling Amelia Bedelia chapter book series featuring young Amelia Bedelia and her friends!

    10 in stock

    £7.00

  • Amelia Bedelia  Friends 5 Amelia Bedelia  Friends

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Friends 5 Amelia Bedelia Friends

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £13.59

  • HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Friends 6 Amelia Bedelia Friends

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe sixth book in a new arc in the New York Times–bestselling Amelia Bedelia chapter book series featuring young Amelia Bedelia and her friends!

    10 in stock

    £7.00

  • HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Friends 6 Amelia Bedelia Friends

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    10 in stock

    £13.59

  • Amelia Bedelia 5Minute Stories

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia 5Minute Stories

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisLearn to read with Amelia Bedelia and this collection of twelve favorite stories that can each be read aloud in just five minutes. The friendly paper-over-board format is ideal for bedtime and reading on the go.

    10 in stock

    £14.72

  • Amelia Bedelia Lost and Found

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Lost and Found

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisLearn to read with young Amelia Bedelia! Amelia Bedelia has been loved by fans for more than 50 years, and it turns out her childhood is full of silly mix-ups, too! In this Level 1 I Can Read title, Amelia Bedelia loses her tooth. And then she loses it again! Amelia Bedelia has a loose tooth. But no matter how much she wiggles her tooth, it won’t fall out. When it finally does, Amelia Bedelia is thrilled. She can’t wait for the tooth fairy to come to her house. But then Amelia Bedelia loses her tooth . . . again! Will she ever find it?This Level 1 I Can Read series featuring the childhood adventures of Amelia Bedelia will inspire newly independent readers to laugh, read, and expand their vocabularies.

    10 in stock

    £14.44

  • Amelia Bedelia Steps Out I Can Read Level 1

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Steps Out I Can Read Level 1

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisLearn to read with young Amelia Bedelia! Amelia Bedelia has been loved by readers for more than fifty years, and it turns out that her childhood is full of silly mix-ups, too!

    10 in stock

    £5.84

  • Amelia Bedelia Special Edition Holiday Chapter

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Special Edition Holiday Chapter

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £6.94

  • Amelia Bedelia Special Edition Holiday Chapter

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Special Edition Holiday Chapter

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisCelebrate the holidays with Amelia Bedelia! Amelia Bedelia, her friends, and her family hop to it while celebrating the arrival of spring. This chapter book is an excellent choice for children who are ready to read independently, and is terrific for building vocabulary and social and emotional learning. Includes a springtime craft and recipe!Spring has finally sprung! Amelia Bedelia loves the warm weather, the flowers in bloom, and all the new baby animals in her town. Best of all, Amelia Bedelia and her class will be hatching chicks in her science class. But when the incubator breaks and there’s no money to buy a new one, Amelia Bedelia and her friends come up with an eggceptional solution to raise money for a new incubator: a springtime fair!A humorous story, plenty of misunderstandings, loads of vocabulary and wordplay, and a fun craft and recipe make this an ideal gift book for newly independent readers and storytime sharing.Ame

    10 in stock

    £14.39

  • Amelia Bedelias First Valentine Special Gift

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelias First Valentine Special Gift

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPraise for Amelia Bedelia’s First Day of School: New York Times Bestseller “Amelia [Bedelia] wears her new picture-book format well…[It] works beautifully as a new way to encounter the gaffe-prone gal.” — New York Times Book Review “Readers will giggle over Amelia Bedelia’s mishaps, and her genuine joie de vivre may assuage first-day fears.” — Publishers Weekly “Her ingenuous spirit will continue to capture hearts.” — Publishers Weekly

    1 in stock

    £11.69

  • Amelia Bedelia Storybook Favorites 2 Classic

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia Storybook Favorites 2 Classic

    10 in stock

    Book Synopsis Bake a cake, rescue a cat, and treat patients along with Amelia Bedelia! This treasury includes three stories starring classic Amelia Bedelia, games, puzzles, and a sticker page. Perfect for storytime sharing and read-alouds. Hooray! With Amelia Bedelia, anything can happen—and it usually does! Laugh along with literal-minded Amelia Bedelia in  Amelia Bedelia Bakes Off, Amelia Bedelia and the Cat, and Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia. This treasury is a terrific way to improve reading comprehension, expand vocabulary, and spend quality time together. Games, puzzles, and stickers add to the fun. Amelia Bedelia has been making readers laugh since 1963, when the first Amelia Bedelia book was published. Come join the fun! This compilation was originally published as Amelia Bedelia Storybook Treasury #2 (Classic).

    10 in stock

    £13.29

  • Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor I Can Read Level 2

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor I Can Read Level 2

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £6.57

  • Bravo Amelia Bedelia I Can Read Level 2

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Bravo Amelia Bedelia I Can Read Level 2

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £6.51

  • Bravo Amelia Bedelia

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Bravo Amelia Bedelia

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £14.44

  • Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £14.44

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