Herman Parish is the author of Amelia Bedelia children's book series, nephew of original author, Peggy Parish. Having grown up with his aunt’s tales of Amelia’s humorous misadventures, Herman decided to carry on the legacy after his aunt’s death in 1988. He did not wish to entrust the future of the series into the hands of a children’s author outside of the family. Since Peggy had the summers off from teaching, she was able to stay with the Parish family for extended periods of time, allowing Herman and Peggy to develop a close relationship. More importantly, this gave Herman a chance to keenly observe Peggy during her writing processes, gaining great insight to the road ahead of him. To carry on the essence of the series, Herman thoroughly examined his aunt’s work and did his best to capture what exactly made the character of Amelia Bedelia such a hit. Having editor Susan Hirschman and illustrator Lynn Sweat in common with his aunt helped to make the transition. He has added thirteen more books to the series. Herman is a resident of Princeton, New Jersey, and travels to libraries and schools across the United States, speaking and inspiring young children. The importance of revising and editing is often stressed during these dynamic lectures. He has presented to students in more than 22 states. -Wikipedia ***The photo at left is of Herman with his aunt, Peggy Parish, in 1985.
Series
Books
Amelia Bedelia Chalks One Up
2014
Amelia Bedelia and the Christmas List
2003
Amelia Bedelia Bakes Off
2010
Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm
2003
Amelia Bedelia Talks Turkey
2008
Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia
2002
Amelia Bedelia Cleans Up
2015
Amelia Bedelia Steps Out
2021
The Cat's Meow
2019
Amelia Bedelia Gets a Break
2018
Amelia Bedelia Goes Back to School
2004
Happy Haunting, Amelia Bedelia
2004
Amelia Bedelia Scared Silly
2021
Amelia Bedelia Lost and Found
2020
Amelia Bedelia Gets the Picture
2019
Amelia Bedelia Makes a Friend
2011
Amelia Bedelia Sets Sail
2015
Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School
2007
Amelia Bedelia Under the Weather
2018
Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia
1995
Amelia Bedelia, Cub Reporter
2012
Amelia Bedelia Takes the Cake
2016
Be My Valentine, Amelia Bedelia
2004
Amelia Bedelia 5-Minute Stories
2020
Amelia Bedelia
2016
Arise and Shine
2020
Amelia Bedelia Dances Off
2015
Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor
1999
Amelia Bedelia's First Valentine
2009
Amelia Bedelia Wraps It Up
2020
Go West, Amelia Bedelia!
2011
Amelia Bedelia Sleeps Over
2012
Mind Their Manners
2021
Amelia Bedelia on the Move
2017
Amelia Bedelia on the Job
2016
Amelia Bedelia's First Apple Pie
2010
Amelia Bedelia's First Vote
2012
Amelia Bedelia Ties the Knot
2016
Amelia Bedelia and the Cat
2008
Blast Off!
2021
Amelia Bedelia Unleashed
2013
Amelia Bedelia Makes a Splash
2017
Amelia Bedelia Digs In
2018
Amelia Bedelia's First Library Card
2013
Amelia Bedelia Means Business
2013
Amelia Bedelia Goes Wild!
2014
Amelia Bedelia Road Trip!
2013
Libro - Amelia Bedelia, Rocket Scientist. Mexico
2005
Amelia Bedelia's Masterpiece
2007
Beat the Clock
2019
Amelia Bedelia Hits the Trail
2013
Amelia Bedelia's First Field Trip
2011
Amelia Bedelia Joins the Club
2014
Amelia Bedelia Shapes Up
2014
Amelia Bedelia Under Construction
2006
Amelia Bedelia Is for the Birds
2015
Paint the Town
2020
Young Amelia Bedelia's Audio Collection
2011
NEW-Amelia Bedelia & Friends #1
Amelia Bedelia & Friends Beat the Clock
2019
Bravo, Amelia Bedelia!
1997
Amelia Bedelia Tries Her Luck
2013
