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    Richard Scarry: His Kid’s Books Teach Observation Skills Unlike Devices

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    Richard Scarry: Scariest Children's Books Ever. A child with the Best Word Book Ever.

    (source – with permission)

    I just have to say, we think Richard Scarry books are THE BEST for teaching observation skills.

    Little ones gain ability to sit and absorb detail in the old-fashioned way that lights up a child’s brain as they make connections in the world around them.

    So much better to start them out with great books in hand than devices that don’t equate to actual processed knowledge!

    Studies show that children with as little as two hours of screen time daily got lower scores on tests focused on thinking and language skills.

    I attribute these books to our son’s early love of learning that has never waned. Today, he is a pilot for a major airline at 27.

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    Print this booklist before going to the library!

    For his first Christmas (’91), his Uncle Clee and Aunt Cheryl gave him Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever. (I confess I was disturbed by the name before I knew how delightfully innocent and winsome it was, for I’d never heard of Richard Scarry before).It hands-down our son’s most treasured young children’s book. I can attest that we’ve spent over 100 hours snuggled up with that book – maybe more, and we never got bored.

    Richard Scarry was how all of our children learned to read!

    Richard Scarry is perhaps the world’s best-loved children’s authors ever!

    Richard Scarry: Scariest Children's Books Ever. Mr. Richard Scarry: illustrator, artist, author

    Author Richard Scarry

    In his extraordinary career, Richard Scarry illustrated over 150 books, many of which have never been out of print. His books have sold over 100 million copies. Generations all over the world have grown up spending hours pouring over his books filled with all the colorful details of their daily lives. No other illustrator has shown such a lively interest in the words and concepts of early childhood.

    The stories are located in Busytown where Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Mr. Frumble, police Sergeant Murphy, Mr. Fixit, Bananas Gorilla, and Hilda Hippo capture your heart.

    When our oldest married, I lovingly tucked his well-loved Best Word Book Ever into his memory box, and I have no doubt it will be passed down one day.

    You may never need to turn on the TV or videos to entertain your children with these books. Richard Scarry and I Spy books are great visual recognition and discrimination skill builders.

    Best Word Book Ever by Richard Scarry

    Best Word Book Ever, book

    Words, words, words! Young children everywhere want to define their world. Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever was the first of our collection.

    I have read that the newer printings have reduced the number of pages, are more politically correct, and have a weaker binding. You may want to go for an older (gently used) printing. Our original was a hardback 10″ x 12″ and held up to years of wear and tear.

    Richard Scarry’s Best First Book Ever is a concept book. It is outstanding for its scenes which help organize a child’s thoughts, containing over 700 new words.

    For example, one page has vehicles and conveyances.

    Another is a market full of different vegetables and fruits, meats, canned goods, and shipping carts.

    Another page makes you to turn the book sideways and a huge cat with all the labeled body parts takes up both pages.

    Another page is a cut-away of a house showing each room, while another page has the alphabet.

    Another page is full of water craft. Another page is a farm complete with vegetable fields and different types of machinery.

    You won’t pick this book up and read it front to rear, rather open a few random pages and marvel at Richard Scarry’s mind!

    Richard Scarry’s Hop Aboard! Here We Go!

    Hop Aboard! Here We Go!, book by Richard Scarry

    If your kids like anything that has an engine…they will love Hop Aboard! Here We Go! Richard Scarry did not slap his books together. He obviously spent quite a bit of time and detail on each picture.

    What Do People Do All Day? (full 96-pages)

    What Do People Do All Day?

    When reviewing What Do People Do All Day?, one happy Amazon reviewer states, “FINALLY! Re-Released in all its glory. I checked and the number of pages was 96! I was still a bit skeptical, I hadn’t seen a full length version since my childhood (at least 25 years ago!) at the local library – but I purchased it thinking it was worth the chance. What a great revelation to see the stories I had not seen in years.”

    Busy, Busy World (full 96-pages)

    Busy, Busy World

    Sadly, Richard Scarry‘s Busy, Busy World was out of print! Well, now it’s back with all 96 pages!

    Click on the book in this link and take a ‘Look Inside’. See the rich, wonderful, amazing fun you will have!

    Busy, Busy Town

    As implied by the title, Busy, Busy Town tells how everyone does their work in a hometown environment. Children are going to know about professions and careers like bankers, doctors, sanitation workers, clerks, policemen, pilots, various vendors, and lumber workers. Children will learn a broader and out-of-the-ordinary vocabulary.

    Richard Scarry‘s works are totally wholesome and engaging.

    I just found you can save big $ by getting the 10 book set for $40. in paperback for car trips, etc.!

    10 book set

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    Check out other Deep Roots at Home book lists with completely different content. Thank you!

    Richard Scarry: Scariest Children's Books Ever. A 3 year old fascinated with a Busy Town book.

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    Comments

    1. Kristine

      November 21, 2015 at 10:42 pm

      Thank you for posting this. I am sharing your post with my children. All seven of them grew up on Richard Scarry book. They loved them! Now it’s time for them to be shared with the grandchildren.

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      • Jacqueline

        November 22, 2015 at 1:16 pm

        Haha, Kristine, I think you are right! And you can be a read-aloud Grandma! 😀

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    2. Lisa

      November 24, 2015 at 2:26 pm

      I remember pouring over Richard Scarry books as a child. Even as an adult, I still love looking at them with my children. It’s still fun to see if we can find Goldbug on each page of “Cars and Trucks and Things that Go!”

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    3. Tina at Mommynificent

      November 26, 2015 at 9:21 am

      These have never been a hit with my girls, but I have a little guy now who I think might like them. I’ll have to dust them off! Thanks for the reminder! Thanks so much for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday!
      Tina

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      • Jacqueline

        November 27, 2015 at 8:04 pm

        You are welcome, Tina!!

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    4. Gillian

      November 28, 2015 at 5:55 am

      Yes, I totally agree. We only have two of his books so far, but we *love* them! Thanks for reminding me of the others. I just ordered one for our 3 year old for Christmas (as I did not want to get her toys – so this was great!).
      Love your blog! Have a great day!

      Reply
    5. vicki

      December 11, 2015 at 10:01 pm

      We LOVE Richard Scarry books too!! We have read and reread so many of them- especially “Cars and trucks and things that go”, “Busy Busy Busy town”, and “Best Word Book Ever”, having had to replace a copy here and there along the way. Great Post about Great Books!
      Blessings,
      Vicki

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      • Jacqueline

        December 11, 2015 at 10:24 pm

        Haha!! Thank you so much, Vicki 🙂

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    6. Kathleen

      December 12, 2015 at 5:07 am

      I have never heard of them before, they sound delightful and so good to hear every ones recommendation for them. Thanks for bringing a nice positive post to The Bloggers Pit Stop
      Kathleen

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      • Jacqueline

        December 13, 2015 at 3:50 pm

        You are welcome, Kathleen!!

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    7. Tami

      December 13, 2015 at 12:09 pm

      These are wonderful books! I remember reading them to my children when they were younger (now teenagers). I can’t believe that my youngest (now 3), doesn’t have any Richard Scarry books on his bookshelf. Gotta fix that!

      I can’t wait to see what else you share over at Literacy Musing Mondays this coming week. My son will be delighted, I’m sure!

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    8. Michele

      December 13, 2015 at 8:02 pm

      My daughters are grown now, but they LOVED the Richard Scary books. I loved the imagination- I still have a little banana car and a pickle car on the shelves of my library.

      Reply
    9. swapna

      March 01, 2016 at 1:48 pm

      Very interesting! Would love to see your posts in the Practical Mondays Link Up:)

      Reply
    10. Chrissy

      October 13, 2016 at 2:22 pm

      My niece loved these books when she was little. Our favorite part was looking for Lowly Worm. I loved the puns. It made it fun for me to read with her.

      Reply
    11. Lisa/Syncopated Mama

      October 12, 2017 at 9:25 pm

      Definitely some of my favorite books growing up! I actually found Busy Busy World for my daughter a couple years ago for just $10!

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      • Jacqueline

        October 12, 2017 at 9:31 pm

        Yay! I love a good bargain, Lisa 😀

        Reply
    12. Melissa

      October 22, 2019 at 11:40 pm

      Oh yes, Cars & Trucks & Things that Go was my favorite when I was a child. It has been taped back together because it was so well loved. We always played a game to see who could find the “gold bug” the quickest (actually we called it the Gold Bug book). Such fond memories. My children had a copy of it too and a few others Richard Scarry’s books. Such a treasure!

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