There are few times more exciting in a child’s life than when he begins to read. The experience can, however, be frustrating for both the parent and the child when letter sounds and words cause ...

Crack open a Richard Scarry book and you step into a world inhabited by pigs, bunnies, worms and other critters who go about solving their everyday problems much the same as you might. They laugh.

Richard Scarry demonstrated his inimitable imagination, artistic acumen, and fascination with myriad modes of transport in 1974’s Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go. On January 2, ...

Fifty years after the first edition of Richard Scarry’s classic ‘Best Word Book Ever’ hit bookshelves, the author is back with a posthumously published title about fan-favorite Lowly Worm. The ...

Fans of Busytown’s amiable residents are in for a treat. Richard Scarry’s Best Lowly Worm Book Ever!, a never-before-published book starring this Tyrolean hat-sporting character, will be released by ...

It may be the most educational musical that the Growing Stage has ever offered children — but that doesn’t mean it’s not a great deal of fun. “Busytown” has been sharply adapted from Richard Scarry’s ...

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, ...