“Everyone has to learn to read, to write, to know the alphabet, to count, to learn good manners, and many other things. In trying to teach these things I like to use animals dressed as humans; it is more fun!”
- Richard Scarry
Lots of different types of books!
Richard Scarry wrote many different kinds of books. He delighted in telling funny stories, and even wrote several very clever detective stories.
He is also well-known for his educational books which help teach children words and spelling, how to count, and to always have nice manners.
A Selection of Richard Scarry's Books
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"LGB" denotes "Little Golden Book"
1950 - 1959
The Great Big Car and Truck Book, Simon & Schuster, 1951
Rabbit and His Friends (LGB), Simon & Schuster, 1953
Nursery Tales, Simon & Schuster, 1958
Cars and Trucks (LGB) Golden Press, 1959
1970 - 1979
ABC Word Book, Random House, 1971
Great Big Air Book, Random House, 1971
Funniest Storybook Ever, Random House, 1972
Find Your ABC’s (paper), Random House, 1973
Please and Thank You Book (paper), Random House, 1973
Cars and Trucks and Things That Go, Golden Press, 1974
Great Steamboat Mystery, Random House, 1975
Best Counting Book Ever, Random House, 1975
Animal Nursery Tales, Golden Press 1975
Early Words (board), Random House, 1975
Color Book (board), Random House, 1976
Busiest People Ever, Random House, 1976
Best Make-It Book Ever (paper), Random House, 1972
Punch-Out Toy Book, Random House, 1978
Postman Pig and His Busy Neighbors (paper) Random House, 1978
1960 - 1969
Naughty Bunny (LGB) Golden Press, 1960
Tinker and Tanker, Doubleday, 1960
Tinker and Tanker Out West, Doubleday, 1961
Tinker and Tanker and Their Space Ship, Doubleday, 1961
Tinker and Tanker and the Pirates, Doubleday, 1961
The Hickory Dickory Clock Book, Doubleday, 1961
Tinker and Tanker Knights of the Round Table, Doubleday, 1963
Tinker and Tanker in Africa, Doubleday,1963
The Rooster Struts, Golden Press, 1963
Polite Elephant Book, Golden Press, 1963
Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever, Golden Press, 1963
Feed the Hippo His ABC’s, Golden Press, 1964
Is This the House of Mistress Mouse, Golden Press, 1964
The Animals’ Mother Goose, Golden Press, 1964
The Bunny Book, Golden Press, 1965
Teeny Tiny Tales (16 books in a frame tray) Golden Press, 1965
Busy Busy World, Golden Press, 1965
Storybook Dictionary, Golden Press, 1966
Egg in the Hole Book, Golden Press, 1967
My Golden Go Go Library (a boxed set of 4 titles including Trains,
Planes, Boats and Cars) Golden Press, 1967
The Early Bird, Random House, 1968
What Do People Do All Day, Random House, 1968
The Great Pie Robbery, Random House, 1968
The Supermarket Mystery, Random House, 1968
Great Big Schoolhouse, Random House, 1969
Did you know that Richard's wife, Patsy, also wrote children's books? Patsy wrote several of the very first books Richard ever illustrated, such as: Pierre Bear, The Bunny Book, Goodnight Little Bear, and Just for Fun.
Richard Scarry’s books have been translated into:
Afrikaans
British
Complex Chinese
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Estonian
Finnish
French
German
Hebrew
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latvian
Lithuanian
Norwegian
Portuguese
Polish
Russian
Serbian
Simplified Chinese
Slovene
Spanish
Swedish
Ukrainian
Book covers from around the world
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If you’d like to add to your Richard Scarry library please visit your local book shop, they will be able to help you find what you’re looking for!
