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Herman Parish Books in Order

Herman Parish has written 22 books, published between 2003 and 2022. The first book is Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm (2003) and the newest is Amelia Bedelia Special Edition: Hops to It (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
2003–2022
Pages on record
2,097 in 14 of 22 books
Reading time
35–52 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,097 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

See all 22 books in order Printable Herman Parish checklist

Herman S. Parish III (1953-2024) was an American author, known above all for work on the Amelia Bedelia books, a series created by an aunt, Peggy Parish. After Peggy Parish died in 1988, Herman Parish carried the series on from 1995 to 2022. The catalogue holds 22 titles for readers in grades 1 to 3, from Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm (2003) to Amelia Bedelia Special Edition: Hops to It (2022), among them Amelia Bedelia Means Business (2013), Amelia Bedelia Unleashed (2013), Amelia Bedelia Goes Wild (2014) and Amelia Bedelia Sets Sail (2015). Humorous stories, friendship, family life, schools and libraries are the recorded subjects.

The Amelia Bedelia chapter books carry the character's literal interpretation of language, known from the adult version, into her childhood.

How many Herman Parish books are there?

Herman Parish has 22 books, released between 2003 and 2022.

Herman Parish Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Herman Parish books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm by Herman Parish, book 9 of the I Can Read: Level 2 series (2003)
  2. Cover of Amelia Bedelia Means Business by Herman Parish (2013)
  3. Cover of Amelia Bedelia Unleashed by Herman Parish (2013)
  4. Cover of Amelia Bedelia Cleans Up by Herman Parish (2015)
  5. Cover of Amelia Bedelia Dances Off by Herman Parish (2015)
  6. Cover of Amelia Bedelia Makes a Splash by Herman Parish (2017)
  7. Cover of Amelia Bedelia & Friends: Blast Off by Herman Parish (2021)
  1. 1
    Amelia Bedelia, BookwormI Can Read: Level 2 #92003 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200364
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  2. 2
    Amelia Bedelia Means Business2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  3. 3
    Amelia Bedelia Unleashed2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  4. 4
    Amelia Bedelia Road Trip!2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  5. 5
    Amelia Bedelia Goes Wild2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  6. 6
    Amelia Bedelia Shapes Up2014 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014160
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  7. 7
    Amelia Bedelia Cleans Up2015 · 145 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015145
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  8. 8
    Amelia Bedelia Sets Sail2015 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015160
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  9. 9
    Amelia Bedelia Dances Off2015 · 143 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015143
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  10. 10
    Amelia Bedelia on the Job2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  11. 11
    Amelia Bedelia Ties the Knot2016 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016160
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  12. 12
    Amelia Bedelia Makes a Splash2017 · 145 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017145
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  13. 13
    Amelia Bedelia Digs In2018 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018160
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  14. 14
    Amelia Bedelia & Friends: Beat the Clock2019 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019160
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  15. 15
    Amelia Bedelia & Friends: The Cat's Meow2019 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019160
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  16. 16
    Amelia Bedelia & Friends: Arise & Shine2020 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020160
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  17. 17
    Amelia Bedelia & Friends: Paint the Town2020 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020160
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  18. 18
    Amelia Bedelia Special Edition: Wraps it Up2020 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020160
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  19. 19
    Amelia Bedelia & Friends: Mind their Manners2021 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021160
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  20. 20
    Amelia Bedelia & Friends: Blast Off2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  21. 21
    Amelia Bedelia Special Edition: Scared Silly2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  22. 22
    Amelia Bedelia Special Edition: Hops to It2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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Herman Parish books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

I Can Read: Level 2 in order

1 book
  1. 9. Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm

Standalone books

21 books

21 Herman Parish titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Herman Parish books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 22 Herman Parish books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Herman Parish

Start with Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Herman Parish book?

Amelia Bedelia Special Edition: Hops to It (2022) is the newest Herman Parish book released so far.

Is there a new Herman Parish book coming?

No next Herman Parish book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Herman Parish at a glance

Died
Herman Parish died in 2024, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Herman Parish on record dates from 2022.
Release pace
Herman Parish books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,097 pages across the 14 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 160 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Herman Parish books, 14 of 22, were published in the 2010s.

What the Herman Parish books are about

13 of the 22 Herman Parish books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 10 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.