Richard Scarry's Best Storybook Ever

by Richard Scarry (Illustrator)

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

An enormous compilation of Richard Scarry at his absolute best, these stories make for endless imagination, education and joy.

The complete collection of Richard Scarry’s illustrated storybooks, featuring over 80 stories, fables, Mother Goose rhymes, and more!

A treasury of timeless stories illustrated by the one and only Richard Scarry, this cherished collection features over 280 pages of adventure, education, and discovery. Read through beloved classics such as:

“I Am a Bunny” written by Ole Risom
“Goodnight Little Bear” written by Patricia Scarry
“The Rooster Struts”
“Merry Months of the Year” written by Patricia Scarry

… and so many more!

Complete with hundreds of labeled words and Richard Scarry’s signature illustrations, this assortment of stories provides endless entertainment for the whole family to enjoy!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780307165480
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	06/08/2000
Series:	Giant Little Golden Book
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 10.50(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Richard Scarry is one of the world's best-loved children's authors EVER! Generations of children all over the world have grown up spending hours poring over his books filled with all the colorful details of their daily lives. No other illustrator has shown such a lively interest in the words and concepts of early childhood. For himself, whenever he was asked how old he was, Scarry would always put up one hand and laugh, saying, "five!"   Born in 1919, Richard Scarry was raised and educated in Boston, Massachusetts. After five years of drawing maps and designing graphics for the US Army, he moved to New York to pursue a career in commercial art. But after showing his portfolio to one of the original editors at Golden Books, he found the perfect home for his children's books.   The assignments first given to Scarry tended to be Little Golden Books that featured popular characters of the day, such as Winky Dink, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Smokey the Bear. Eventually Scarry created many original characters, such as Lowly Worm and Huckle Cat. But first came Nicholas, a young rabbit clad in red overalls, for the now-iconic board book I Am a Bunny. After Scarry married children's textbook writer Patricia Murphy, she wrote many stories for him as Patsy Scarry, including the bestselling Little Golden Books Good Night, Little Bear and The Bunny Book. In his extraordinary career, Richard Scarry illustrated more than 150 books, many of which have never been out of print. His books have sold over 100 million copies around the world and are currently published in more than 20 languages. Richard Scarry Jr., also an illustrator, carries on his father's work today under the name of Huck Scarry. Richard Scarry passed away at his home in Gstaad, Switzerland, in 1994. He was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators in 2012.

Date of Birth:

June 5, 1919

Date of Death:

April 30, 1994

Place of Birth:

Boston, Massachusetts

Place of Death:

Gstaad, Switzerland

Education:

Boston Museum School of Fine Art

Website:

http://www.scarry.com