Richard Scarry, author portrait

Richard Scarry

RICHARD SCARRY (1919-1994) 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. (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 work. 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 his own original characters, such as Lowly Worm and Huckle Cat. But first came Nicholas, a young rabbit clad in red overalls, for the now-iconic classic I Am a Bunny.

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 twenty 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.
Richard Scarry's Great Big Schoolhouse
Richard Scarry's Best Daddy Ever!
Richard Scarry's Best Counting Book Ever
Carros y camiones de Richard Scarry (Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things that Go Spanish Edition)
Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks Fold-and-Find!
Richard Scarry's Colorful Cars and Trucks
Richard Scarry's Best Teacher Ever!
Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Baby
Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
Richard Scarry's The Great Pie Robbery
Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks from 1 to 10
Richard Scarry's The Supermarket Mystery
Richard Scarry's The Great Steamboat Mystery
Richard Scarry's Best Christmas Book Ever!
Richard Scarry's 5-Minute Stories
Richard Scarry's Best Busytown Games & Activity Book
Richard Scarry's Big Busy Sticker & Activity Book
Richard Scarry's Rabbit and His Friends
I Am a Bunny/Soy Un Conejito
Richard Scarry's The Party Pig
Duck and His Friends
Richard Scarry's The Country Mouse and the City Mouse
Richard Scarry's Naughty Bunny
Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks
Richard Scarry's The Animals' Merry Christmas
Richard Scarry's Polite Elephant
Richard Scarry Mr. Paint Pig's ABC's
Richard Scarry's Postman Pig and His Busy Neighbors
Richard Scarry's Pig Will and Pig Won't
Richard Scarry's Best Little Board Book Ever
Good Night, Little Bear
Richard Scarry's Lowly Worm Word Book
Richard Scarry's Busiest Firefighters Ever!
Richard Scarry's The Animals of Farmer Jones
Richard Scarry's Pie Rats Ahoy!
Richard Scarry's Bunnies

Books

Richard Scarry's Great Big Schoolhouse
Richard Scarry's Best Daddy Ever!
Richard Scarry's Best Counting Book Ever
Carros y camiones de Richard Scarry (Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things that Go Spanish Edition)
Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks Fold-and-Find!
Richard Scarry's Colorful Cars and Trucks
Richard Scarry's Best Teacher Ever!
Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Baby
Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
Richard Scarry's The Great Pie Robbery
Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks from 1 to 10
Richard Scarry's The Supermarket Mystery
Richard Scarry's The Great Steamboat Mystery
Richard Scarry's Best Christmas Book Ever!
Richard Scarry's 5-Minute Stories
Richard Scarry's Best Busytown Games & Activity Book
Richard Scarry's Big Busy Sticker & Activity Book
Richard Scarry's Rabbit and His Friends
I Am a Bunny/Soy Un Conejito
Richard Scarry's The Party Pig
Duck and His Friends
Richard Scarry's The Country Mouse and the City Mouse
Richard Scarry's Naughty Bunny
Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks
Richard Scarry's The Animals' Merry Christmas
Richard Scarry's Polite Elephant
Richard Scarry Mr. Paint Pig's ABC's
Richard Scarry's Postman Pig and His Busy Neighbors
Richard Scarry's Pig Will and Pig Won't
Richard Scarry's Best Little Board Book Ever
Good Night, Little Bear
Richard Scarry's Lowly Worm Word Book
Richard Scarry's Busiest Firefighters Ever!
Richard Scarry's The Animals of Farmer Jones
Richard Scarry's Pie Rats Ahoy!
Richard Scarry's Bunnies