Herman Parish
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Herman Parish is the current author of Amelia Bedelia
children's book series, and is the nephew of the 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 to young children. The importance of revising and editing is often stressed during these lectures. He has presented to students in more than 22 states.
Published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins
Publishers. Gatefold books (*) are published by HarperFestival.
Amelia Bedelia
This article is about the protagonist in the childrens book series of the same name. For the first book in the series, see Amelia Bedelia ...
children's book series, and is the nephew of the original author, Peggy Parish
Peggy Parish
Peggy Parish of Manning, South Carolina , was the author of the children's story series Amelia Bedelia. The series was continued, after her sudden death from an aneurysm, by her nephew Herman 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
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
, and travels to libraries and schools across the United States, speaking to young children. The importance of revising and editing is often stressed during these lectures. He has presented to students in more than 22 states.
By Herman Parish
- Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School
- Amelia Bedelia's Masterpiece (2007)
- Amelia Bedelia Under Construction (2006)
- Amelia Bedelia, Rocket Scientist? (2005)
- Be My Valentine, Amelia Bedelia* (2005)
- Happy Haunting, Amelia Bedelia (2004)
- Amelia Bedelia Goes Back to School* (2004)
- Amelia Bedelia and the Christmas List* (2003)
- Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm (2003)
- Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia (2002)
- Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor (1999)
- Bravo, Amelia Bedelia! (1997)
- Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia (1995)
Published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
Publishers. Gatefold books (*) are published by HarperFestival.
External links
- http://www.authorsillustrators.com/parish/bio.htm
- http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/harperchildrens/kids/gamesandcontests/features/amelia/interview-hp.aspx