Amelia Bedelia has a wonderful time at her first slumber party.

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's request for a sibling takes her parents by surprise, but she is soon distracted by the possibility of finding the perfect puppy, instead.

"Amelia Bedelia and her mother share a summer vacation home at the shore with her aunt Mary and her cousin Jason, who has a wicked sense of adventure and a nose for trouble"--

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

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

When Amelia Bedelia's aunt gives her dance lessons as an early birthday present, she agrees to give it a try and soon finds herself making new friends and discovering that there is something to like about many different kinds of dancing.

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

"Amelia Bedelia and her friends clean up a vacant lot and build a clubhouse--with surprising results! Includes a guide to idioms used in the book and features black-and-white art throughout"--