Richard Scarry
(1919 - 1994)
Richard McClure Scarry was a popular American children’s author and illustrator who published over 300 books with total sales of over 100 million units worldwide. In 1948, he married author Patricia (Patsy) Murphy.
Bibliography
Richard Scarry’s Going Places (1971)
This compendium includes Busy, Busy World, and Cars and Trucks, and My Golden Go Go Library, and Hop Aboard! Here We Go!
Richard Scarry’s Great Big Air Book (1971)
From flying a kite to flying to the moon, we live in an ocean of air.
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Richard Scarry’s Great Big Mystery Book (1973)
This edition includes The Great Pie Robbery and The Supermarket Mystery.
Richard Scarry’s Great Big Schoolhouse (1969)
Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm spend a day at school. Many of the later editions were abridged.
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Richard Scarry’s Great Steamboat Mystery (1975)
Sam Pig and Dudley Cat attend a wedding party to guard the bride’s jewels.
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Richard Scarry’s Hop Aboard! Here We Go! (1972)
This is an anthology of previously published pictures in a larger format.
Richard Scarry’s Little ABC (1976)
The Busytown gang help teach the ABC’s.
Richard Scarry’s Little Miss Muffet and Other Rhymes (1988)
Little Miss Muffet and her tuffet and other familiar nursery rhymes.
Richard Scarry’s Picture Dictionary (1976)
British edition of the picture dictionary.
Richard Scarry’s Please and Thank You Book (1973)
A series of stories showing it pays to be polite.
Richard Scarry’s Silly Stories (1966)
Includes Mr. Fixit, who doesn’t.
Richard Scarry’s Simple Simon and Other Rhymes (1964)
Simple Simon met a pie man.
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Richard Scarry’s Storybook Dictionary (1966)
A dictionary with stories about the words.
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Richard Scarry’s Storytime (1976)
A collection of stories which include picnics and policemen. Selections from Funniest Storybook Ever and Great Big Air Book.
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Richard Scarry’s Supermarket Mystery (1969)
Sam Cat and Dudley Pig are called in to find out who is stealing food from the supermarket.
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Richard Scarry’s Teeny Tiny Tales (1969)
An anthology of teeny-tiny tales.
Richard Scarry’s Things to Know (1971)
This is a collection of material from previously published Golden Press Richard Scarry books.
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Richard Scarry’s Things to Learn (1976)
Colors, seasons, etc. Selected from ABC Word Book, Great Big Air Book, Great Big Schoolhouse and What Do People Do All Day?
Richard Scarry’s What Animals Do (1963)
Animals in action.
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Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day? (1968)
An illustrated panorama of the animals of Busytown as they go about their daily jobs.
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