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When a pair of robins begins building a nest in Amelia Bedelia's swing set, she is torn between wanting to clear it off so that she can continue to slide down her slide, and giving up that fun so she can watch the birds raising their babies. She sides with the birds, and observing them informs her about her own family.

Amelia Bedelia and her friends rally their town into recycling, but soon end up with more junk than they know what to do with. Plus, there's a graffiti artist on the loose! --

Amelia Bedelia suggests that her Mom, who is feeling blue, go on a play date while Amelia Bedelia is doing the same, and then enlists her friends to help make chalk drawings on the house, sidewalk, and more to brighten Mom's day with her favorite things.

"Amelia Bedelia and her mother need new shoes, but Amelia Bedelia adores her comfy, broken-in sneakers. But the shoe is on the other foot when Amelia Bedelia spots the perfect pair--only to find out that they belong to Mary Jane!"--

While visiting her grandparents, literal-minded Amelia Bedelia finally learns, despite some mishaps, how to bake an apple pie.

Amelia Bedelia is heartbroken to miss her class field trip to the zoo. But then Amelia Bedelia gets an amazing idea -- why not design and build her own zoo in her backyard? She invites her friends to help (and bring their pets) and soon she has a snake, a cat, a gecko, a mouse, a sheep, and (of course) a puppy, as well as loads of other great exhibits and rides. Now, if only she can find the adorable squirrel monkey that escaped from the city zoo...

Amelia Bedelia shows her niece Effie Lou how to follow instructions to the letter as they dust the potato bugs and sew seeds.

Amelia Bedelia inadvertently enters a baking contest and goes from being a smart cookie to a fortune cookie.

While helping to prepare a surprise shower, Amelia Bedelia and her cousin make some arrangements that are not quite what the guests expected.

When Amelia Bedelia babysits for the Hardy family, she becomes involved in some unexpected remodeling of their house.