With more than 100 books to his credit, the late Richard Scarry – assisted by Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, and other amiable anthropomorphic characters – introduced generations of young readers to basic ...

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 ...

Richard Scarry spent more than 40 years creating some of the most beloved children’s books of the 20th century. On June 5, we celebrate his 100th birthday. Over his career, Scarry wrote more than 300 ...

My first favorite author was Richard Scarry. Parents the world over know Scarry’s illustrated children’s books, the most famous of which explored his fictional “Busytown,” which was populated with ...

The BusinessTown Tumblr takes the ridiculous jobs and workplace archetypes of Silicon Valley and makes them cute animals in the style of Richard Scarry. The white male venture capitalist, the overpaid ...

Through the fantastical and detailed world of Busytown, Scarry taught us what it means to have a job, why we should clean our dishes and how tomatoes at the grocery store are harvested. Scarry died in ...

Beloved children’s book author Richard Scarry was born on this day, June 5, 1919. Among the many books he published during his 45-year career were “Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever,” “Good Night, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

News that an unfinished manuscript by children's illustrator Richard Scarry is to be coloured up by his son and published this autumn may not immediately thrill the children of today, but it will ...

There’s a new addition to the busy world of Richard Scarry. Next August, Random House will publish Best Lowly Worm Book Ever, a charming picture book starring one of Scarry’s most recognizable and ...

Farmer Alfalfa heads to town with an old truck full of corn. The truck is on the verge of collapse. But after selling his corn to Grocer Cat, Farmer Alfalfa uses the money to buy a new truck. On ...