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Herman Parish is the nephew of original Amelia Bedelia author, Peggy Parish. Having grown up with his aunt’s tales of Amelia’s misadventures, Herman decided to carry on the legacy after his aunt’s death in 1988, not wishing 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 Perish 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, this helped to make the transition between Peggy and Herman’s writing smoother than expected. He has successfully added 13 more books to the series. Herman is a resident of Princeton, New Jersey, and travels to libraries and schools across the United States, speaking and inspiring young children. The importance of revising and editing is often stressed during these dynamic lectures. He has presented to students in more than 22 states.

By Herman Parish

• Amelia Bedelia and the Cat (April 2008) • 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 Publishers. Gatefold books (*) are published by HarperFestival.

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I've tweaked the page a bit. It would stand inline citations of the biographical content. Rich Farmbrough, 07:56 18 October 2007 (GMT).