Amelia Bedelia Makes a Splash

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School Department, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: December 4, 2017

Review

This is the 11th entry in this series. It features a young Amelia Bedelia going off to camp for the first time. She is reluctant to give up her summer plans to spend eight weeks at the camp her mother attended as a child. As the summer goes on, Amelia makes friends, learns a lot, and has a wonderful time. As in the other Amelia Bedelia books, she is quite literal, much to the amusement of her fellow campers. Illustrations scattered throughout the pages make the book feel more approachable to young readers. The size of the book feels like a real chapter book, making it appealing to those children who want to try something longer just to see if they can read it.

Overall Book Score: good