Books by Richard Scarry and Complete Book Reviews

Richard Scarry, Author Golden Books $14.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-307-16803-0
Pages crammed with colorful, comical characters presenting words, concepts and a myriad of objects to inquisitive youngsters-the jaunty style of the late Scarry needs no introduction to his millions of fans. Treated here to a tour of the bustling...
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Richard Scarry, Author Random House Books for Young Readers $39.95 (14p) ISBN 978-0-394-87374-9
The latest by the author-illustrator of consistent bestsellers is as tall as a toddler, the only two-foot book ever published in this country for children. Scarry packs countless, full-color pictures of his familiar characters on the wide pages,...
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Richard Scarry, Author Random House Books for Young Readers $10 (0p) ISBN 978-0-679-81616-4
Scarry fans will relish spending a day with the bumbling Mr. Frumble, who is calamity-prone from the moment he shatters his alarm clock in the morning until his bed collapses under him at night. Preparing breakfast, the hapless pig flips a pancake...
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Richard Scarry, Author Random House Books for Young Readers $14 (1p) ISBN 978-0-679-87248-1
Scarry's big-hearted, sneaker-wearing worm takes center stage in this posthumously published roundup of all-new escapades. At Lowly Worm's side throughout is amiable Huckle the Cat: the two ride the roller coaster at the Busytown Fair, build a ""cast
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Richard Scarry, Author Little Simon $14.95 (10p) ISBN 978-0-689-82573-6
A new line of novelty books featuring characters created by Richard Scarry launches with Richard Scarry's All Around Busytown. Busytown has rarely looked busier than on these five spreads. Designed to be viewed from all sides, they include an...
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Richard Scarry, Author Little Simon $12.95 (12p) ISBN 978-0-689-84362-4
Unfold the die-cut shaped pages of Richard Scarry's Longest Counting Parade Ever! by Richard Scarry and watch the parade march on... and on... and on. This eight-foot-long book invites readers to count from ""One big batonmaster!"" to ""Ten toot-
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Richard Scarry, Author Little Simon $6.99 (16p) ISBN 978-0-689-84846-9
Richard Scarry's animal (and worm) characters play the parts of the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims in Richard Scarry's The First Thanksgiving of Low Leaf Worm, a paperback with gatefold flaps on every spread. Told from a Wampanoag point of view, the...
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Richard Scarry, Author Simon & Schuster $12.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-689-80905-7
The accordion-fold paper-over-board pages of Richard Scarry's Busiest Busytown Ever! open to create a seven-foot-long street. The little pictures show dense simultaneous action, as a truck delivers mail, children walk home from school and a reporter
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Richard Scarry, Author Golden Books $5.99 (22p) ISBN 978-0-375-83006-8
Two classic Golden Books return as Golden Sturdy Books-tall board books for little fingers. The Up and Down Book by Mary Blair was originally published in 1964 and features several bright and cheerful children demonstrating the differences between...
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Richard Scarry, Author, Golden Books, Author, Richard Scarry, Illustrator Golden Books $8.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-375-82718-1
Richard Scarry's 1942 book The Animals of Farmer Jones now appears as a paper-over-board Big Little Golden Book. This classic introduction to farm animals spotlights their familiar barnyard noises, impatient appetites and the kind of food they ...
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Richard Scarry, Author, Richard Scarry, Illustrator Little Simon $14.95 (12p) ISBN 978-0-689-84487-4
Packed with pop-ups, pull tabs and liftable flaps, Richard Scarry's Mr. Fixit's Mixed-Up Christmas! follows the hero as he moves through the town, leaving Easter eggs, Valentines and birthday cakes in his wake. Brief text and funny phrases wind ...
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Richard Scarry, Author, Richard Scarry, Illustrator Little Simon $12.95 (12p) ISBN 978-0-689-84844-5
Mr. Frumble chases his flyaway hat only to see it flattened and incredibly enlarged by Busytown traffic in Richard Scarry's Mr. Frumble's Biggest Hat Flap Book Ever! True to its title, the oversize paper-over-board book boasts unusually large...
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