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Richard Scarry
Richard Scarry’s classic has been a favourite with children the world over for more than 50 years. Share in the magic of Scarry’s Busytown with this beautiful paperback edition.
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Now in picturebook format! This is an amazing tour of everything that moves in the magical world of Richard Scarry.
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Welcome to the busy world of Richard Scarry! New in picture book format, every page is packed with pictures and zany stories, with lots of details to spot.
A collection of Richard Scarry’s best loved stories, gathered together in the perfect bedtime storybook. Now in picture book format.
An amazing new Richard Scarry collection filled with hilarious stories about jet planes, rockets, spacecraft and other things that fly! It’s the perfect partner to Cars and Trucks and Things…
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Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever with this wonderful, fun picture book edition.
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Take a trip to the world of Richard Scarry and find out about all the jobs people do. From the everyday to the not so obvious.
Join Lowly Worm for an action-packed day in Busytown. He's off to the farm, then school, before helping out his friends. This book is filled with fun adventures and a…
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This bunny-shaped board book, featuring Richard Scarry’s cutest bunnies ever, will be right at home in an Easter basket or at a springtime baby shower!
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Originally published in slightly different form by Golden Books, New York, in 2006. –Page 4 of cover.
Climb into the cockpit and take-off with this board book of Richard Scarry’s fast and fun planes! Featuring jet planes, helicopters, parachuters, and even Santa’s sleigh, little pilots will be…
Kathleen N. Daly
Describes objects associated with specific primary and secondary colors.
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Originally published in a slightly different form by Golden Books, New York, in 1988 –Copyright page.
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Classic Richard Scarry: gifted humorist, national treasure,newly published by Faber.
Tells the story of a polite elephant who always says hello, always gives up his seat on a crowded bus, waits his turn in line, and is careful when he…
Rudolf Von Flugel takes Huckle, Sally, and Lowly on a tour of the airport.
Originally published in a slightly different form by Golden Books, New York, in 1963.
Tweet! goes the policeman’s whistle. All the trucks stop. The beloved Richard Scarry gives readers an exciting array of vehicles in this classic Little Golden Book from 1959. From police…
A bilingual edition of Richard Scarry's 100 First Words, perfect for introducing little ones to basic words in English and Spanish--and to Richard Scarry's Busytown!
Patricia Scarry,Richard Scarry
Author and illustrator information taken from publisher’s website.
Visit Richard Scarry's Busytown in this interactive board book featuring 12 different sounds! Children will love to spot the icons, press the buttons, and listen to the fun, noisy and…
In this story, Farmer Pig needs help on the farm, but that is not what he gets from Charlie Cat.
House painters Drippy and Sticky arrive to paint the Busytown Fire Station, but with Smokey and the other brave firefighters racing in and out to rescue people, there are quite…
A collection of stories, nursery rhymes, fables, and illustrated topical word lists covering such subjects as numbers, alphabets, manners, seasons, and many others.
Presents humorous stories, including those in which Mr. Fixit finds something he can’t repair, Tanglefoot tries to stop tripping and falling, and a loaf of bread says Mamma.
Originally published in a slightly different form by Random House Children’s Books, New York, in 1990 –Copyright page.
Highly detailed panoramic views of Busytown explore the jobs that people have and what they do to keep things running smoothly.
Take a train to Busytown and meet all the busy people who live and work there!
Spend an action-packed day having winter fun.
Originally published in the United States in slightly different form by Simon & Schuster, Inc., and Artists and Writers Guild, Inc., New York in 1953 –Colophon.
Little farmers will love putting on their overalls and heading to work alongside rumbling tractors, giant plows, speedy cornhuskers, and more! Full of colorful vehicles and friendly faces from Cars…
Roberta Miller
Chipmunk lives under the apple tree, in a burrow. He likes to eat cake and pick daffodils.This cheerful book features appealing animal characters, bright artwork in Scarry’s early painterly style…
Nancy Nolte
Run, run, as fast as you can! Catch Richard Scarry’s gingerbread man as he returns to Little Golden Books after a decades-long hiatus. Originally published in 1953, The Gingerbread Man…
Kathryn Jackson,Byron Jackson
Originally published in 1954, this sweet story about a kindly little pig who gives away all the food that has been set aside for his birthday party is back in…
Classic Richard Scarry: gifted humorist, national treasure, newly published by Faber.
Favorite Scarry animal characters introduce simple learning concepts and over 700 words. Kids will enjoy the surprises as Scarry teaches the alphabet, numbers, and vocabulary .–The New York Times. Full-color…
A series of stories featuring Huckle, Lowly, Pig Will, Pig Won’t, and other characters who demonstrate the good will generated by nice manners.
On their way to the beach for a picnic the Pig family encounters almost every kind of transportation vehicle imaginable–and imaginary.
Richard Scarry illustrates a mix of well-known and obscure folk tales, from The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood to The Teeny-Tiny Woman and The Three Wishes. Characters…
This bunny-rific collection presents three classic Golden Book stories by Richard Scarry, in their entirety, in a quality hardcover volume with a gleaming gold spine. At only $6.99, it’s a…
Lowly Worm introduces more than 100 words in this board book classic that is ideal for younger children who are beginning to learn preschool concepts. Full color.
The inhabitants of Busytown prepare for Christmas in this collection of stories, songs, and holiday activities.
From apple cars and bugdozers to yellow taxicabs and zippermobiles, follow all kinds of vehicles through the alphabet with Richard Scarry’s colorful characters. Full-color illustrations.
An action-packed box set featuring four board books all about vehicles, from the one and only Richard Scarry–just in time for his 100th birthday!
Vehicle fans will love turning the…
There's always something fun to see or learn in Richard Scarry's Busytown! When someone steals Ma Dog's cherry pies, Sam Cat and Dudley Pig are on the case!
Detectives Sam…
Bumble Bunny’s feet get stuck in the street as he looks at his newspaper.
