I have always felt kindred to Amelia Bedelia. She could take the simplest of tasks and complete them in the most adventurous, unorthodox way. There were many story book characters that were heroes, inspiring our creative imaginations.

Amelia gave me confidence as kid to know that even if something was done differently, that it was okay. Coincidentally, I had a grade school teacher who reinforced this message with 'everyone has the ability to learn, we just learn in different ways' giving a little girl with severe mathematical challenges confidence to know that even if a simple task, or a math problem, took two hours too long to solve...it was okay, because come hell or high water, I would identify a method that would work for me.

Looking at the world through Amelia's eyes, there was no 'wrong' way...just a different way. Even as an adult I think fondly of this character; her eccentric and peculiar spirit I continue to embrace with open arms.