Mr. Frumble chases his flyaway hat only to see it flattened and incredibly enlarged by Busytown traffic in Richard Scarry's Mr. Frumble's Biggest Hat Flap Book Ever! True to its title, the oversize ...

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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

If you are a parent or a former child of a certain age, you probably read large format books by Richard Scarry (1919-1994), like “Cars and Trucks and Things That Go” or “What Do People Do All Day?” ...

During his lifetime, Massachusetts-born author-illustrator Richard Scarry recycled his material endlessly and cleverly in books and, later, in videos. No matter. The characters never aged, and the ...

Remember Busytown, the village from Richard Scarry’s beloved picture books? It was inhabited by industrious animals–Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Mr. Frumble, police Sergeant Murphy, Mr. Fixit, Bananas ...

Richard Scarry’s 1968 volume “What Do People Do All Day?” is one of those rare books so close to the preoccupations of young children that many kids are thrilled by repeat visits to its sprightly ...

Richard Scarry, a best-selling author and illustrator of children’s books, died Saturday at Saanen hospital in Gstaad, Switzerland. He was 74. The cause was a heart attack, said his son, Richard Jr.

Richard Scarry Jr. used to lie on the floor drawing while his father created the beloved characters of Busytown nearby. "I remember the bottles of ink and lots and lots of paper," he says by phone.

Last night at 2:17 AM, every child from Mrs. Gandy's class went missing.

Last night at 2:17 AM, every child from Mrs. Gandy's class went missing.