
Written by Herman Parish · Illustrated by Lynne Avril
Part of the Amelia Bedelia series
A young girl tries to cheer up her mother on a gray day.
Amelia Bedelia faces a gray day at home and decides to transform it with vibrant creativity. While her mother is out, she gathers friends and neighbors to create a massive chalk mural, covering sidewalks, driveways, and even trees. Can their colorful teamwork turn the day around? Discover the joy of collaboration and imagination in this delightful tale of youthful ingenuity.
Learn to read with young Amelia Bedelia! Amelia Bedelia has been loved by readers for more than fifty years, and it turns out that her childhood is full of silly mix-ups, too!When Amelia Bedelia’s mother is having a gray day, Amelia Bedelia knows just what to do to make it brighter. As soon as her mother leaves to go shopping, Amelia Bedelia gets to work on a huge, multicolored sidewalk chalk mural. She enlists her friends and neighbors to help do chalk drawings on her sidewalk, front walk, driveway, fence, and even on the trees and sides of their house. Chalk one up for Amelia Bedelia in this Level 1 I Can Read about teamwork and creativity. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own.
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