Amelia Bedelia (A Harper trophy book) (I Can Read Level 2) (Ya s e leer) (I Can Read Book S.) (Ya Se Leer) (Amelia Bedelia) (Fly High with Novel Units) (I can read book & cassette) (I Can Read Books: Level 2)

by Peggy Parish

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I am over the top delighted about this special book. In a great picture book size, this jacketed hardcover anniversary edition is fabulous. Featuring the jacket, artwork and story from the original 1963 edition which brings a treasure to life for today's young generation of children. These illustrations are made with variations of green and black (including grey) and it is very neat to be able to compare the vintage classic the the full color we are able to see in the little I Can Read! version [b:Amelia Bedelia|774001|Amelia Bedelia (Amelia Bedelia, #1)|Peggy Parish|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1353400157l/774001._SX50_.jpg|888927].

At the end of the book in the 50th Anniversary Edition Picture Book are some neat additions including a scan of an excerpt from a Harper & Row Catalog announcing Amelia Bedelia (as well as [b:Where the Wild Things Are|19543|Where the Wild Things Are|Maurice Sendak|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1384434560l/19543._SX50_.jpg|3020535]) and a biography section on [a:Peggy Parish|9002|Peggy Parish|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1421933902p2/9002.jpg] complete with pictures and illustrations. This is followed by a section on the illustrator [a:Fritz Seibel|4319380|Fritz Seibel|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. Here it states that his daughter Barbara Seibel Thomas worked on the full-color, expanded I Can Read! version colorizing his illustrations and adding some new ones.

Next in the book is a really nifty section showing scans of the original dummy book presenting drawn images and taped on typed text. Very cool to see.

Lastly is an Amelia Bedelia timeline 1963-2013 showing changes in illustrations of the branding of the name in font and illustration even featuring Young Amelia Bedelia.

Definitely a treasure for new and older Amelia Bedelia fans alike.

*Thanks to HarperCollins for providing a copy for review.*

posted: http://creativemadnessmama.com/blog/2013/07/22/amelia-bedelia-anniversary-ed/

Reprinted and/or excerpt included in [b:The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud|238068|The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury Celebrated Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud|Janet Schulman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1411333628l/238068._SX50_.jpg|230604].