Amelia Bedelia's First Vote

Description

Make your choice, have a voice, and stuff the ballot box with Amelia Bedelia! The paperback edition of the funny and bestselling picture book about voting and elections is perfect for young readers this Election Day and every day! When Amelia Bedelia is honored with the coveted role of "principal for the day," what will her first order of business be Organizing a vote, of course! Amelia Bedelia and her class cast their ballots to determine the activities of the day. Will they decide on cupcakes for lunch Or maybe a visit from a real fire truck Amelia Bedelia and her friends learn that voting and school can be full of silly mix-ups and tons of fun. Hooray for election day! Amelia Bedelia has been making readers laugh since 1963, when the first Amelia Bedelia book was published. Now, you can meet the young Amelia Bedelia. Come join the fun!

Herman Parish was in the fourth grade when his aunt, Peggy Parish, created Amelia Bedelia, the literal-minded housekeeper. Peggy wrote twelve books in the series before she passed away in 1988. The interest of educators and the enthusiasm of young readers prompted Herman to continue the character in 1995 with his first book, Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia. Since then, Herman has added more than thirty books to the series. He has carried on her adventures as a housekeeper in books such as the best-selling Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm, and he has broken new ground in his most recent books portraying Amelia Bedelia as a young girl. She may be little, but she is as literal as ever. There are picture books for the youngest children, including the national bestsellers Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School and Amelia Bedelia's First Valentine. Young Amelia Bedelia also appears in I Can Read Level 1 beginning readers and a new series of chapter books, starting with the best-selling Amelia Bedelia Means Business and Amelia Bedelia Unleashed. Amelia Bedelia celebrated her 50th birthday in 2013, and she is still going strong. Lynne Avril is the illustrator of all the books about the young Amelia Bedelia, as well as more than fifty other books for children, including Amazing You, by Dr. Gail Saltz, and If I Ran for President, by Catherine Stier. She grew up in Montana and now makes her home in Arizona. You can visit her online at www.lynneavril.com.

Praise for Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School: New York Times Bestseller "Readers will giggle over Amelia Bedelia's mishaps, and her genuine joie de vivre may assurage first-day fears." - Publishers Weekly "Amelia Bedelia wears her new picture-book format well...[it] works beautifully as a new way to encounter the gaffe-prone gal." - ALA Booklist Praise for Amelia Bedelia's First Valentine: New York Times Bestseller "[Amelia Bedelia's] ingenuous spirit will continue to capture hearts." - Publishers Weekly