Peggy+Parish

=media type="custom" key="2929553"= = = = = = = = = =Hannah C., Mia, Megan= = = __**Peggy Parish**__ [|http://www.kidsreads.com/series/series-amelia-author.a]
 * = Peggy Parish graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. =
 * = At the time of her graduation, not many people were becoming teachers =
 * = While visiting her brother in Kentucky, Peggy was persuaded to enter the teaching profession. =
 * = She decided to move to New York, hoping to gain a sense of direction. =
 * = Peggy was fortunate enough to get a job in a progressive experimental school where creativity was stressed, at the Dalton School in Manhattan. =
 * = Peggy's first book was, MY GOLDEN BOOK OF MANNERS, it was published in 1961; after this it was, LET'S BE INDIANS published in 1962. =
 * = This led to her biggest breakthrough --- the creation of Amelia Bedelia books in 1963. =
 * = Peggy went on to write 11 more Amelia Bedelia books after that. =
 * = Peggy also wrote mystery novels, as well as arts and crafts books. Some other titles are, HAUNTED HOUSE, DINOSAUR TIME, THE CHIMP THAT WENT TO SCHOOL and LET'S CELEBRATE. =
 * = She also did television pieces on preschool education and children's books wrote book review columns and led a number of in-service training workshops for teachers. =

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 * Peggy Parish also wrote __Pirate Island Adventure__ and __Scruffy__.
 * Peggy died of an aneurysm on November 19, 1988.
 * **Her spirit was still alive because of Herman Parish, her nephew.**
 * **After passing away she still received mail from her fans.**
 * **Children wondered when the next Amelia Bedelia book will be published.**
 * **Children’s authors offered to finish the series.**
 * **When Amelia Bedelia books first came out Herman had practically lived with her.**
 * **So he started where she had ended and began writing new books.**

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