I liked this book because of the numerous entertaining misinterpretations Amelia Bedelia makes throughout the book. She takes literal meaning of everything people tell her. Mr. Rogers tells Amelia Bedelia to “Jump into the car” so she gets in the car and “bounced up and down on her seat.” Then, once Amelia Bedelia is at the doctor’s office a patient tells her, “I have a frog in my throat”. Amelia Bedelia takes him literally and says, “Yuck! Spit it out!” Thinking that he has an actual frog stuck in his throat.
I also liked this book because it includes realistic events that occur in a doctor’s office. The phone was constantly ringing with patients calling, one woman said, “I am calling because I’ve got hives” another patient called complaining about “a ringing in [his] ears”. Both of these examples are real medical concerns that people call the doctor for. Realistic actions are also included, like comforting a girl who “is a little scared”, taking temperatures, “drawing blood” and using tongue depressors. Even though Amelia Bedelia does almost all of these things wrong the book does describe the correct use and action for each example.
I think that the main idea of this book is to show that it is ok to make mistakes in life and to learn from your mistakes. Even though Amelia Bedelia does almost everything wrong when trying to help out she comes out as a hero at the end of the book because she makes sure all the angry patients get ice cream. The doctor comes back and everyone eventually gets treated, they are no longer angry though because of the ice cream they got. Even though Amelia Bedelia did not help out how Nurse Ames was expecting her to help she was helpful in the end and all her mistakes for fixed and forgiven. Amelia Bedelia was also able to learn from her mistakes so that they won't happen again. ( )

Amelia Bedelia books are one of a kind stories. This story was about Amelia showing up at her doctor's office and because they were so busy she helped out with the patients herself. While trying to help out she misinterprets everything. My favorite example is when the nurse asked her to draw a little boy's blood and she tells the little boy to draw his own blood. She gives him a red marker and tells him to draw it on the big roll of paper. The reading level is probably around second grade. I read this book to my daughter, who is in second grade, and a lot of the humor she didn't get without me explaining it. So if I chose this book to read to a class I would keep that in mind. ( )

Amelia Bedelia helps out at a doctor's office. She gets confused at the terms for sickness and injuries.

What has Amelia Bedelia gotten herself into this time? We follow Amelia to her doctor's office which is in need of help. Amelia answers phone calls and helps with patient's who are losing their patience. Her funny and entertaining misintepretations create a light-hearted good read. In the end, she puts a smile on everyone's face with her considerate demeanor and kind inentions. ( )

This book is great for students that are becoming a doctor or thinking about a career. No matter what anyone says in the doctors office Amelia Bedelia uses the nurse saying "treat" the patients as giving them ice cream. Amelia Bedelia as always comes out looking and acting like a hero! She is so entertaining to me as an adult because we end up having a better sense as to what Amelia Bedelia is trying to do in order to help the patients in the doctors office. You can always count on Amelia to make your students laugh in the classroom! ( )