Parish, Peggy

Overview

Works:	300 works in 1,713 publications in 6 languages and 81,727 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Juvenile works Humorous fiction Readers (Publications) Christmas fiction Baseball stories Christmas stories Children's audiobooks Picture books Detective and mystery fiction
Roles:	Author, Contributor
Classifications:	PZ7.P219, E

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Peggy Parish

Peggy Parish by Jill C Wheeler( Book )
Margaret Cecile Parish : (1927-1988)( )
by Greenwillow Books( )
Contemporary authors. a bibibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields( Book )
Parish, Peggy( )

Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish( Book )
Spiritualist healing amongst the congregation of W.T. Parish: Mrs. Parish with a Sri Lankan patient. Photograph by Kurt Lubinski, ca. 1940 by Kurt Lubinski( Visual )
Peggy Parish( Recording )

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Most widely held works by Peggy Parish

Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish( Book )

160 editions published between 1963 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 8,160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A literal-minded housekeeper causes a ruckus in the household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions

Play ball, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish( Book )

62 editions published between 1972 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 4,241 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Amelia Bedelia, who knows very little about baseball, stands in for a sick player during a game

Come back, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish( Book )

65 editions published between 1971 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 4,070 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Because she does exactly as she is told, Amelia Bedelia is fired from one job after another

Amelia Bedelia and the surprise shower by Peggy Parish( Book )

62 editions published between 1966 and 2017 in English and Polish and held by 3,969 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

While helping to prepare a surprise shower, Amelia Bedelia and her cousin make some arrangements that are not quite what the guests expected

Teach us, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish( Book )

43 editions published between 1976 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,793 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The very literal minded Amelia Bedelia becomes a substitute teacher for a day

Amelia Bedelia goes camping by Peggy Parish( Book )

38 editions published between 1984 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,760 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

As always, Amelia Bedelia follows exactly the instructions given to her on a camping trip, including pitching a tent and rowing boats

Amelia Bedelia helps out by Peggy Parish( Book )

50 editions published between 1971 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,608 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Amelia Bedelia shows her niece Effie Lou how to follow instructions to the letter as they dust the potato bugs and sew seeds

Thank you, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish( Book )

66 editions published between 1964 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,551 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Preparing for the arrival of an important visitor, a wacky housekeeper follows her employer's instructions with humorous results

Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish( Book )

37 editions published between 1986 and 2017 in English and held by 3,525 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

As Amelia Bedelia helps Mrs. Rogers prepare for Christmas, she bakes a date cake with a calendar in it and stuffs the children's stockings with turkey stuffing

Amelia Bedelia and the baby by Peggy Parish( Book )

37 editions published between 1940 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,361 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Amelia Bedelia follows to the letter the list of instructions for looking after the Lanes' baby

Good work, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish( Book )

43 editions published between 1970 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,248 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Literal-minded Amelia Bedelia does household chores and gets dinner ready

Amelia Bedelia's family album by Peggy Parish( Book )

34 editions published between 1988 and 2013 in English and held by 3,054 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Amelia Bedelia entertains Mr. and Mrs. Rogers by showing them her family album and describing what her relatives do

Dinosaur time by Peggy Parish( Book )

34 editions published between 1974 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,336 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An easy-to-read introduction to eleven different dinosaurs--their size, their diet, the pronunciation of their names, and their distinctive characteristics

No more monsters for me! by Peggy Parish( Book )

30 editions published between 1981 and 2011 in English and German and held by 2,081 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Minneapolis Simpkin is not allowed to have a pet, so she finds the most unusual replacement

Scruffy by Peggy Parish( Book )

15 editions published between 1988 and 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,757 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Todd chooses a cat from the animal shelter for his birthday present

Amelia Bedelia : audio collection by Peggy Parish( Recording )

46 editions published between 1993 and 2013 in English and held by 1,407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Five stories featuring the exploits of Amelia Bedelia, the housekeeper whose literal-mindedness often causes trouble

Good hunting, Blue Sky by Peggy Parish( Book )

20 editions published between 1970 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,337 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Blue Sky goes out to hunt for meat for his family and comes home with something quite unexpected

The Amelia Bedelia treasury : three books by Peggy Parish by Peggy Parish( Book )

18 editions published between 1963 and 1998 in English and held by 1,047 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Humorous misadventures of the literal-minded housemaid, Amelia Bedelia

Clues in the woods by Peggy Parish( Book )

19 editions published between 1968 and 1992 in English and held by 951 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Missing garbage scraps, a red sweater found in the woods, and a trapped puppy lead three children, staying with their grandparents, to think someone is in need

Granny and the desperadoes by Peggy Parish( Book )

9 editions published between 1970 and 1996 in English and held by 864 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Granny catches two desperadoes with an apple pie

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