Amelia Bedelia

When I was growing up, I loved to read books that made me laugh. Well Amelia Bedelia was one of those books. This series of books were some of my absolute favorites to read. I used to read them to my little sister, until she got old enough to read them herself. These books are about a housekeeper that comes to work for this family, and she does the best she can to do exactly as they ask her to (well atleast she tries). The crazy scenerios presented in each of the books is hilarious: Amelia Bedelia throwing a surpirse baby shower in which she actually sprays the soon to be mother with a hose to give her a "shower," Amelia Bedelia pinning prunes on the bushes when told to prune the bushes, and many others. My absolute favorite is in the first book entitled Amelia Bedelia where Amelia Bedelia is asked to "dress" a chicken for dinner. Her first thought is whether the couple wants a boy chicken or a girl chicken. She then takes clothes and literally dresses the chicken. Her other task was to trim the steak, so she actually "trims" the steak with ribbons and bows. Still to this day I find myself laughing as I read the silly things Amelia Bedelia does as she tries to do exactly as her employers tell her to do. It's simply hilarious to see her employers reactions to the job she does and the fact that they choose to allow her to stay and work.