Peggy Parish of Manning, South Carolina

Manning, South Carolina

Manning is a city in South Carolina and the county seat of Clarendon County in the Southeastern United States, located in the center of the county, just to the east of Interstate 95 and at the intersection of U.S. 301 and U.S. 521. The population was estimated to be 3,943 as of 2008, down 2% from...

 (July 14, 1927 - November 19, 1988), was the author of the children's story series Amelia Bedelia

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 ...

. The series was continued, after her sudden death from an aneurysm

Aneurysm

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, by her nephew Herman Parish

Herman Parish

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...

. Peggy attended the University of South Carolina

University of South Carolina

The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...

 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.

Parish, an avid reader of many books, caused an international sensation with her famous series of young adult novellas, "Amelia Bedelia," gaining renown with her premiere work, "Amelia Bedelia." She became a household name by the time her final work, "Amelia Bedelia's Family Album", was published before her death.
Herman honored Peggy's life in his book, Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia, by writing in its dedication: "For Peggy Parish, the real Amelia."

Select bibliography

• Littlest Raccoon (1961) (illustrated by Claude Humbert
• Let's Be Indians (1962) (illustrated by Arnold Lobel
  Arnold Lobel
  Arnold Stark Lobel was a popular American author of children's books. Among his most popular books are those of the Frog and Toad series, and Mouse Soup, which won the Garden State Children's Book Award from the New Jersey Library Association.Lobel won the 1981 Caldecott Medal for his book...
  
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• My Little Golden Book of Manners (1962) (illustrated by Richard Scarry
  Richard Scarry
  Richard McClure Scarry was a popular American children's author and illustrator who published over 300 books with total sales of over 100 million units worldwide....
  
  )
• Good Hunting Little Indian (1963) (illustrated by Leonard Weisgard
  Leonard Weisgard
  Leonard Joseph Weisgard was an award-winning American author and illustrator of more than 200 children's books, most famous for his collaborations with Margaret Wise Brown. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and spent most of his childhood in England.Weisgard studied art at the Pratt Institute...
  
  )

Re-released and revised in 1991 as Good Hunting, Blue Sky with illustrations by James Watts

• Willy Is My Brother (1963) (illustrated by Shirley Hughes
  Shirley Hughes
  Shirley Hughes is an English author and illustrator. She has written more than fifty books which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated over two hundred. She currently lives in London....
  
  )
• The Golden Calendar: 1966 (1966) (illustrated by Tibor Gergely
  Tibor Gergely
  Tibor Gergely was an artist best known for his work in several popular children's books. Born in Budapest in 1900, he studied art briefly in Vienna before emigrating to the United States in 1939, where he settled in New York City. Largely a self-taught artist, he also contributed several covers...
  
  )
• Let's Be Early Settlers with Daniel Boone (1967) (illustrated by Arnold Lobel
  Arnold Lobel
  Arnold Stark Lobel was a popular American author of children's books. Among his most popular books are those of the Frog and Toad series, and Mouse Soup, which won the Garden State Children's Book Award from the New Jersey Library Association.Lobel won the 1981 Caldecott Medal for his book...
  
  )
• Ootah's Lucky Day (1970) (illustrated by Mamoru Funai)
• Dinosaur Time (1974) (illustrated by Arnold Lobel
  Arnold Lobel
  Arnold Stark Lobel was a popular American author of children's books. Among his most popular books are those of the Frog and Toad series, and Mouse Soup, which won the Garden State Children's Book Award from the New Jersey Library Association.Lobel won the 1981 Caldecott Medal for his book...
  
  )
• Scruffy (illustrated by Kelly Oechsli) (1988)

Amelia Bedelia series

Illustrated by Wallace Tripp

Wallace Tripp

Wallace Whitney Tripp is an American illustrator, anthologist and author. He is known for creating anthropomorphic animal characters of emotional complexity and for his great visual and verbal humor. He is one of several illustrators of the Amelia Bedelia series of children's stories...

, Fritz Siebel, or Lynn Sweat:

• Amelia Bedelia (1963)
• Thank You, Amelia Bedelia (1964)
• Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower (1966)
• Come Back, Amelia Bedelia (1971)
• Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia (1972)
• Good Work, Amelia Bedelia (1976)
• Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia (1977)
• Amelia Bedelia Helps Out (1979)
• Amelia Bedelia and the Baby (1981)
• Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping (1985)
• Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia (1986)
• Amelia Bedelia's Family Album (1988)

Liza, Bill & Jed Mysteries

• Clues in the Woods
• The Haunted House
• Key to the Treasure (1966)
• The Mystery of Hermit Dan
• Pirate Island Adventure
• The Ghosts of Cougar Island

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