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A collection of stories, nursery rhymes, fables, and illustrated topical word lists covering such subjects as numbers, alphabets, manners, seasons, and many others.
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Western Publishing Co. (1967), Tenth printing, 1974, LCCC 68-28867
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LibraryThing member MeditationesMartini
Huh, I guess Richard Scarry actually had kind of bad values--not, like, Nazism or bearbaiting, but "pretty stewardesses," shrieking women everywhere, weirdly pedantic focus on cars and planes, minor stuff but kind of turnoffs. Oh, but he was born in 1919. And to his credit, he let them update his
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books with the times. But this is the old version. Show Less
LibraryThing member ladybird9801
I believe this is one of the best story books ever written. I highly recommend this book to children of all ages.
LibraryThing member MrsLee
Gotta say, my children loved this more than I did, though there were some fun things in it. Some of the illustrations are very fine, others are not so fine, just so-so. Some stories are instructional, others are just silly fun.
LibraryThing member mjhartley
A cute book that any child should have an easy and fun time reading.
LibraryThing member pussreboots
I LOVED this collection of stories and gags as a child.
LibraryThing member librisissimo
A selected sampling of Scarry's work from his various Golden Books.
LibraryThing member sarahlh
Gosh, I love Richard Scarry’s books. They’re so wonderfully illustrated and always a delight to read with its wide cast of animal characters always getting into zany adventures. Makes me want to watch the Richard Scarry animated series that used to play on Nick when I was young. Great book for
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the small kids, just as good for us adults when we feel nostalgic. Show Less
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PZ5.S32 R