Amelia Bedelia's First Library Card by Herman Parish

Amelia Bedelia's First Library Card by Herman Parish, 30 pages

Amelia Bedelia loves to read.  Her teacher Miss. Smith takes the class to the town library.  They meet Mrs. Reilly, the children's librarian.  She goes over the rules of the library.  She looks for stacks of books (not pancakes and hay). The children see the children's room.  Each child receives a library card. They learn how to find books. Amelia mistakenly checks out a book about weather and ironically leaves it out in the rain and learns she must pay for her book.  I loved the pink drop box on the cover and first page!

Amelia Bedelia's First Library Card by Herman Parish

Amelia Bedelia's First Library Card by Herman Parish - 32 pages

In this book, Amelia Bedelia's class visits the town library.  After a tour, each student is allowed to check out one book.  Unfortunately, Amelia Bedelia left hers outside in the rain and must learn the consequences.

I thought this book provided a good tour of how a library works which would help children understand the role the staff plays.  Also, since it shows the consequence of what happens when a book becomes waterlogged, children can understand why they should take good care of their books.