Young Amelia Bedelia (Easy readers)

When her best friend moves out of the house next door, Amelia Bedelia wonders who the new neighbors will be.

On a nature hike with her class, young Amelia Bedelia's literal-mindedness causes confusion along with some laughs.

"Amelia Bedelia loves her school. Her whole class gets along--except when it rains. Then they split into two groups--the Puddle Jumpers and the Puddle Stompers. Both clubs ask Amelia Bedelia to join, but she doesn't want to choose between her friends. Luckily, Amelia Bedelia finds a solution that makes a big splash with everyone"--

Amelia Bedelia's after-school routine includes playing on her swing set every day, but when she discovers that robins are building a nest atop her slide, she watches them raise a family, instead. When a robin begins building a nest on Amelia Bedelia's swingset, the literal-minded girl is torn between wanting to clear away the nest so she can continue playing and postponing her fun so she can watch the birds raise their babies.

Amelia Bedelia and her friends host a bake sale to benefit their school library.

When Harry, the class pet, gets out while at Amelia Bedelia's school break, Amelia and her friends must find him.

"Amelia Bedelia loses her tooth . . . and then she loses it again. But it's finders keepers in the end"--