Richard Scarry was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of shop owners. He disliked school, refusing to pay attention in and often skipping classes. It took him five years to complete high school and his grades were poor. After graduating and at his father's request, he enrolled in a business college, but he disliked it very much and left after his first year. In 1939 he began study at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where remained until 1942 when he was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. He served as an art director, editor, and writer of Army information publications in North Africa and Italy.
After the war, he worked in art departments at various magazines in New York City. In 1948, he married Patricia Murphy. In 1949, after submitting his portfolio to The Artists and Writers Guild, he signed a contract to produce books for their Little Golden Books line. His first book, Two Little Miners, was published that year. He continued to create Little Golden Books throughout the 1950s. In 1963, he published Richard Scarry's Best World Book Ever, which was very successful. In 1968 he and his wife moved to Lausanne, Switzerland, and in 1972 they purchased a chalet in Gstaad, where he worked most of the day in his studio. He died of a heart attack after surgery for esophageal cancer in Gstaad at age 74.
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Best word book ever
9 editions - first published in 1963 Borrow -
What Do People Do All Day?
9 editions - first published in 1968 -
Animal nursery tales
6 editions - first published in 1975 -
Funniest Storybook Ever
6 editions - first published in 1972 -
Fun with Words
5 editions - first published in 1960 Borrow -
Richard Scarry's best story book ever
5 editions - first published in 1968 Borrow -
Richard Scarry's Things to Know
5 editions - first published in 1971 Borrow -
Pie Rats Ahoy!
5 editions - first published in 1994 DAISY -
Richard Scarry's great big schoolhouse: abridged version
5 editions - first published in 1969 -
Richard Scarry
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The bunny book
4 editions - first published in 1965 Borrow -
Richard Scarry's storybook dictionary
4 editions - first published in 1967 Borrow -
Richard Scarry's Lowly Worm Storybook
4 editions - first published in 1977 -
Richard Scarry's Picture Dictionary
4 editions - first published in 1976 -
Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy World
4 editions - first published in 1966 -
The adventures of lowly worm
4 editions - first published in 1994 -
Storybook dictionary
4 editions - first published in 1966 -
Busy, busy town
4 editions - first published in 1994 -
Huckle Cat's busiest day ever
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Christmas Mice
3 editions - first published in 1982 Borrow -
The Please and Thank You Book
3 editions - first published in 1973 DAISY -
Richard Scarry's Mr Fixit and other stories
3 editions - first published in 1977 -
Richard Scarry's Watch your step, Mr. Rabbit!
3 editions - first published in 1991 DAISY -
Busiest People Ever
3 editions - first published in 1977 -
Richard Scarry's Mother Goose
3 editions - first published in 1973 -
The great big car and truck book
3 editions - first published in 1951 -
Richard Scarry's Best Rainy Day Book Ever: more than 500 things to color and make.
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Tinker and Tanker
3 editions - first published in 1960 -
Cars, Trucks and Things That Go
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Lowly Worm
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Pig will and pig won't: 2-In-1 Turn-Around Book
3 editions - first published in 1984 -
Richard Scarry's Nicky goes to the doctor
3 editions - first published in 1972 Borrow -
Busiest fire fighters ever
3 editions - first published in 1993 Borrow -
Firefighter's Busy Day
2 editions - first published in 1997 Borrow -
Richard Scarry's things that go
2 editions - first published in 1987 Borrow -
Richard Scarry's busy workers
2 editions - first published in 1987 Borrow -
Short and tall
2 editions - first published in 1976 Borrow -
El Mejor Libro De Palabras De Richard Scarry/ Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever (Richard Scarry's Best Books Ever)
2 editions - first published in 2004 -
Richard Scarry's Tinker and Tanker Storybook
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Cosas Que Nos Gustan
2 editions - first published in 1997 -
Trip to the Moon: Busy World Richard Scarry #8
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Richard Scarry's the early bird
2 editions - first published in 1999 -
Richard Scarry's Magic Painting
2 editions - first published in 1992 -
Richard Scarry Biggest Word Bk
2 editions - first published in 1991 -
Richard Scarry's Busy fun and learn book
2 editions - first published in 1984 -
Richard Scarry's Babykins and His Family
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My House
2 editions - first published in 1982 -
The Early Bird (Random House Early Bird Book)
2 editions - first published in 1968 -
Be My Valentine!
2 editions - first published in 1999 -
Nicky va al doctor
2 editions - first published in 1992 -
Mi casa
2 editions - first published in 1987 -
Richard Scarry's boats
2 editions - first published in 1991 -
Big and little: a book of opposites.
2 editions - first published in 1986 -
ABC
2 editions - first published in 1976 -
The three little pigs
2 editions - first published in 1981 -
Mi Casa/My House
2 editions - first published in 2002 -
ABC Word Book
2 editions - first published in 1971 -
Richard Scarry's funniest storybook ever
2 editions - first published in 1972 DAISY -
Richard Scarry's longest book ever
2 editions - first published in 1995 -
Best Bedtime Book Ever
2 editions - first published in 1988 -
Richard Scarry's Best Stories Ever
2 editions - first published in 1971 -
Scarry Storybook Dictionary
2 editions - first published in 1967 -
HILDA'S TEA PARTY: BUSY WORLD RICHARD SCARRY #7 (The Busy World of Richard Scarry)
2 editions - first published in 1996 -
Richard Scarry's Best Make-It Book Ever!
2 editions - first published in 1977 -
Richard Scarry's European Word Book
2 editions - first published in 1975 -
Richard Scarry's planes
2 editions - first published in 1991 -
Richard Scarry's just right word book
2 editions - first published in 1990 -
Great Big Schoolhouse
2 editions - first published in 1969 -
Richard Scarry's Favorite Christmas Carols
2 editions - first published in 1990 -
Richard Scarry's Smokey the fireman
2 editions - first published in 1988 -
Richard Scarry's Going places
2 editions - first published in 1971 -
Rabbit and His Friends
2 editions - first published in 1953 -
My nursery tale book
2 editions - first published in 1964 -
Scarry Best Word Book Ever
2 editions - first published in 1970 -
Richard Scarry's little bedtime book
2 editions - first published in 1977 DAISY -
Richard Scarry's best read-it-yourself book ever: a collection of 12 easy-to-read stories.
2 editions - first published in 1990 -
Richard Scarry's Peasant Pig and the terrible dragon, with Lowly Worm the jolly jester
2 editions - first published in 1981 -
Busytown Regatta
2 editions - first published in 1995 -
Ich bin der kleine Hase
2 editions - first published in 1963 -
Richard Scarry's It's Fun to Learn (Hamlyn at Home)
2 editions - first published in 1999 -
Watch Your Step, Mr Rabbit!
2 editions - first published in 1999 -
Richard Scarry's From 1 to 10: cars and trucks
2 editions - first published in 1995 -
About animals
1 edition - first published in 1976 Borrow -
At work
1 edition - first published in 1976 Borrow -
Best friend ever
1 edition - first published in 1993 Borrow -
Richard Scarry's best balloon ride ever!
1 edition - first published in 1994 Borrow -
The best baby-sitter ever
1 edition - first published in 1994 Borrow -
Best mother goose ever
1 edition - first published in 1970 Borrow -
Best storybook ever
1 edition - first published in 1968 Borrow -
The bunny book
1 edition - first published in 1965 Borrow -
Busytown race day
1 edition - first published in 1996 Borrow -
Busy, busy world
1 edition - first published in 1965 Borrow -
Cars and trucks
1 edition - first published in 1995 Borrow -
Dinosaurs and other fun things
1 edition - first published in 1997 Borrow -
From 1 to 10
1 edition - first published in 1995 Borrow -
Humperdink's busy day
1 edition - first published in 1997 Borrow -
Learn to count
1 edition - first published in 1976 Borrow -
Miss Honey's Busy Day
1 edition - first published in 1998 Borrow -
Mother cat's busy day
1 edition - first published in 1997 Borrow -
My house
1 edition - first published in 1976 Borrow
Richard Scarry
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- Richard SCARRY
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- Richard Scarry (Illustrator)
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| November 3, 2010 | Edited by Alan Millar | merge authors |
| April 12, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Added photos to author pages. |
| November 11, 2009 | Edited by caf21 | Changed name order, added entity type, added fuller name, added location, added birth date, added death date, added Wikipedia link, added bio, added photo |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |