Amelia Bedelia, the maid who always follows directions literally, catches a fish with her hands, pitches a tent into the bushes, and makes chocolate chip cookies with potato chips.

Because she does exactly as she is told, Amelia Bedelia is fired from one job after another.

Amelia Bedelia follows to the letter the list of instructions for looking after the Lanes's baby.

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...

"Tripping over roads may not be your idea of fun, but for Amelia Bedelia a road trip is a true adventure"--

The literal-minded housekeeper causes chaos at her local library when she stops by to help the librarian.

Literal-minded Amelia Bedelia does household chores and gets dinner ready.

"Amelia Bedelia and her friends at school explore different jobs and careers and think about what they want to be when they grow up! Amelia Bedelia is especially curious about her own father's line of work. If he spends the day pitching to a client, does that mean he plays a lot of baseball?"--

Amelia Bedelia's request for a sibling takes her parents by surprise, but she is soon distracted by the possibility of finding the perfect puppy, instead.

Sent to an old-fashioned, all-girls sleepaway summer camp, Amelia Bedelia looks for ways that her camp can cooperate with a high-tech computer camp across the lake, where her cousin is spending his own summer break.