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.

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 ...

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, ...

Author and illustrator Richard Scarry penned some of the most iconic children’s books of the past few decades, like the Busytown series about animals doing human jobs in a pretend town. More than 100 ...

For my family, reading Scarry together was itself like a car trip — the rare sort where no one gets cranky and the world, as seen from the back seat, is fresh and startling. From “Richard Scarry’s ...

Artist Tony Ruth has reimagined Richard Scarry's "Busytown" children's book for the 21st century in an ongoing art project called "Businesstown." Scarry's classic story, published in 1994, illustrates ...

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 ...