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Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town
Richard Scarry's classic book that takes readers all around town!
Join Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, and other beloved characters for a day in Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town. Visit the school, the farm, the post office, and many more fun and exciting places in this classic book that teaches little ones all about what goes on in their very own communities.
Join Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, and other beloved characters for a day in Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town. Visit the school, the farm, the post office, and many more fun and exciting places in this classic book that teaches little ones all about what goes on in their very own communities.
48 pages, Hardcover
First published June 18, 1992
About the author
Richard Scarry
1,232 books467 followersRICHARD SCARRY is one of the world's best-loved children's authors EVER! In his extraordinary career, Scarry illustrated over 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 over twenty languages. No other illustrator has shown such a lively interest in the words and concepts of early childhood. Richard Scarry was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators in 2012.
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January 1, 2024
I used to read these books to my son and he liked them but they are boring for adults. I prefer to read Beatrix Potter.
December 4, 2021
An absolutely adorable book with charming illustrations. Loved this as a kid.
March 10, 2009
I LOVED Richard Scarry books growing up...they are super busy, and filled with eye candy! Everywhere you look there is something going on :) I have the entire collection to share with my daughter now, and they are really fun to look back on. Some of the images are really dated, ex: record players and tv's with rabbit ears, etc... (which makes it fun for me), but doesnt hurt the story at all! My daughter is 2 1/2 and sometimes i see her just sitting in a corner looking thru all the pages on her own. She loves books...and im happy to share some of my childhood with her thru Richard Scarry books :) What can i say...im a lover of well illustrated books, and this is one of them!
January 20, 2020
Who doesn't have fond memories of Richard Scarry's Busytown? It takes all kinds of workers to keep Busytown busy. Believe me! There are jobs for all sizes.
February 1, 2017
I love everything Richard Scarry
November 27, 2018
We are deep in a Richard Scarry phase and I love it.
January 19, 2021
Still just as wonderful when reading to my nephew as when I first read it myself!
June 2, 2009
This is another one of those books that I remember checking out from my elementary school library over and over and over (you get the idea). I always liked the pictures and apparently talked about it so much that, when it was reprinted, my sister took pity on me and bought me a copy. (Thanks sis!!!) My fave? "Lowly worm eats peas. Peas are round in shape." (but it's gotta be in context with the picture. This book, though somewhat dated in some ways (no computers of course), would be a great one to use with elementary kids in looking at the concept of "community."
August 10, 2008
I remember Richard Scarry's books when I was a child, but had totally forgotten about them until I had my own children. My preschooler LOVES sprawling out and looking at Richard Scarry's books. Yes, the stories don't make much sense, and the illustrations are not the most well drawn, but they do have a style of their own that fascinates children. There are so many little details packed into the illustrations, it's a lot of fun for kids to just look at everything going in each page.
January 29, 2015
This is the book we read when our daughter Loralee was a toddler, when she became the Lowly worm. =)
January 13, 2014
Richard Scary books are great. They are fun to look at and give kids names for everyday stuff in the world.
July 4, 2023
Richard Scarryn Touhula-kirjat tuovat mieleen lämpimiä lapsuusmuistoja, nämä oli pienenä mun suursuosikkeja. Puuhakas päivä kertoo mitä kaikkea Touhulassa tapahtuu yhtenä päivänä, esittelyssä on erilaisia ammatteja ja puuhia. Kirja on aika pitkä luettavaksi kerralla eikä 3-vuotias millään malttaisi jättää lukemista vain pariin sivuun. Kuvituksessa on paljon hauskoja yksityiskohtia bongailtavaksi, joten kirjan parissa saa kulumaan halutessaan pitkänkin tovin.
November 18, 2019
Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town has lots of details for young readers to explore. The commentary on occupations is comically outdated but Scarry's characters and quaint little busy town illustrations are still charming. I read a few Scarry books this weekend and I thought this one was the best of the bunch.
May 13, 2023
Wouldn’t buy it or necessarily even recommend it, but definitely cool for a little kids to flip through and see all the different components that make up a town—each full spread is dedicated to one area of a town.
April 20, 2018
Busy Busy Town lets you see so many town things!
June 13, 2018
Not enough reading material to stay interesting for many days on an end, it's still a good Richard Scarry book.
December 13, 2018
Great book for your little ones 3-6 ish. Fun stuff to read with your kids.
December 5, 2019
My sons loved it. Finding Goldbug was always the order of the day.
April 24, 2020
Enqi said, I love the story named building house.
December 5, 2020
Oh I loved these books growing up! Such busy, interesting illustrations!
March 31, 2021
I enjoy the pictures of these books, but I don't overly enjoy reading them.
March 16, 2023
Here’s to you, Julia.
March 20, 2023
I loved these books when I was a kid - borrowing them all time from the local library. Now my daughter loves them just as much and we read this one every day.
July 1, 2023
I enjoyed this as a child and am lucky to have passed that love to my kids. Lowly Worm is our favorite!
August 22, 2023
Something I like about this book is the insanely detailed and really fun to look at art! There are easter eggs everywhere. There are so many beautiful things to look at. Such a classic great time!
July 26, 2024
The stuff from my childhood!!!! I love how it helps kids build vocabulary and make connections with the world around them, specifically connecting text to illustrations
January 20, 2017
Read all the time as a kid.
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May 3, 2018Modern Fantasy- Short stories about what happens at different places in a busy town.
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