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Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever
Words, words, words! They define everything and kids want to define their world. Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever is frankly the best word book ever!!! From the Bear's home to the beach, from the airport to the zoo, verbs, numbers, parts of the body, every oversized spread has hundreds of things to look at, point to, and identify.
Pigs, cats, rabbits, and bears, all doing what we do every day—playing with toys, driving fire engines, and experiencing life, just like the avid readers of this classic favorite.
In print for fifty years, this book has sold over a half million copies. . . . That's over a billion words learned by children all over the world.
Learning has never been more fun!
Pigs, cats, rabbits, and bears, all doing what we do every day—playing with toys, driving fire engines, and experiencing life, just like the avid readers of this classic favorite.
In print for fifty years, this book has sold over a half million copies. . . . That's over a billion words learned by children all over the world.
Learning has never been more fun!
70 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1963
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Richard Scarry
1,313 books516 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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March 5, 2022* * * Read and Reviewed by Me & My Niece Emma * * *
Emma has real doubts about that title. I fought for Richard Scarry, but I'm afraid the 5 year old girl might be right.
Scarry's cartoony fantasy land populated with eyelid-less, anthropomorphic animals was absolutely beloved by yours truly when I was but a wee lad. However, this incarnation has none of the sense of fun found in the Scarry books I read as a boy. Nothing, I mean nothing out of the ordinary happens in Best.... In the Scarry books of my youth, the characters got into all kinds of zany scrapes. I recall one high-larious episode in which an ape went for a joy ride that turned the town upside down!
(In retrospect, I think the ape was a watch thief.)
This book is nothing more than animal people doing nothing untoward, just normal day-to-day activities: waking up in the morning, playing on the playground, building things, farming, going shopping, etc. There are pages of airplanes, cars, zoo animals, firefighters, things you'd find at the beach, and facial expressions. Each page is filled with these items. Each item has its word beside it. Each page has one short, explanatory paragraph with such "riveting" prose as:
School is fun. There are so many things we learn to do. Kathy Bear is learning how to find a lost mitten.
OH MY GOODNESS! Call out the National Guard! Someone get the Bureau of Lost Mittens on the line!
Not only is this book fun-free, I couldn't even find my favorite character Lowly, an earthworm in a dashing little hat.
Aside from a logo on the cover, Lowly doesn't seem to appear in the book at all. Each page is so very busy that perhaps I missed him, but I looked and looked for such a long while that Emma went off to entertain herself elsewhere and came back some time later asking, "Did you find him?!" Yes, that exclamation point is necessary. Emma possesses an "indoor voice," but likes to know she's being heard.
Okay, so clearly Best... is meant to be a book for learning purposes, but did it have to be so dull? One reason might be that this was one of the author's very early books. I'm no Richard Scarry scholar, but it would seem he started off staid and later amped up the good times.
Whether you were born in the '60s or the '00s, kids like fun, and so for this one the Emma-o-meter registered utter disinterest.
Emma has real doubts about that title. I fought for Richard Scarry, but I'm afraid the 5 year old girl might be right.
Scarry's cartoony fantasy land populated with eyelid-less, anthropomorphic animals was absolutely beloved by yours truly when I was but a wee lad. However, this incarnation has none of the sense of fun found in the Scarry books I read as a boy. Nothing, I mean nothing out of the ordinary happens in Best.... In the Scarry books of my youth, the characters got into all kinds of zany scrapes. I recall one high-larious episode in which an ape went for a joy ride that turned the town upside down!
(In retrospect, I think the ape was a watch thief.)
This book is nothing more than animal people doing nothing untoward, just normal day-to-day activities: waking up in the morning, playing on the playground, building things, farming, going shopping, etc. There are pages of airplanes, cars, zoo animals, firefighters, things you'd find at the beach, and facial expressions. Each page is filled with these items. Each item has its word beside it. Each page has one short, explanatory paragraph with such "riveting" prose as:
School is fun. There are so many things we learn to do. Kathy Bear is learning how to find a lost mitten.
OH MY GOODNESS! Call out the National Guard! Someone get the Bureau of Lost Mittens on the line!
Not only is this book fun-free, I couldn't even find my favorite character Lowly, an earthworm in a dashing little hat.
Aside from a logo on the cover, Lowly doesn't seem to appear in the book at all. Each page is so very busy that perhaps I missed him, but I looked and looked for such a long while that Emma went off to entertain herself elsewhere and came back some time later asking, "Did you find him?!" Yes, that exclamation point is necessary. Emma possesses an "indoor voice," but likes to know she's being heard.
Okay, so clearly Best... is meant to be a book for learning purposes, but did it have to be so dull? One reason might be that this was one of the author's very early books. I'm no Richard Scarry scholar, but it would seem he started off staid and later amped up the good times.
Whether you were born in the '60s or the '00s, kids like fun, and so for this one the Emma-o-meter registered utter disinterest.
May 22, 2019
Grew up with the English and Italian editions in our bilingual household. Best. Word. Book. Ever! How I loved these books that nourished my love of words ... and my love of lists.
May 28, 2019
Although I never actually experienced the original English language edition of Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever as a child in Germany, the triple language German, English and French version titled Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch Deutsch - Englisch - Französisch was one of my very favourite educational word learning picture books (and indeed a favourite language teaching and learning tool for the entire family) when I was about eight and nine years of age (1974 to 1975). And of course, I was therefore also keen on reading Best Word Book Ever although that the version of the book currently in print and most readily (and cheaply) available for purchase is the 2013 50th anniversary edition (which has been both abridged and made more so-called politically correct for the 21st century) did both bother me and intrigue me at the same time, and yes, that it would indeed be academically worthwhile and enlightening comparing and contrasting my unabridged 1974 German, French and English copy with the 2o13 50th anniversary special edition of Best Word Book Ever I had just purchased. And truth be told, while I have certainly very much enjoyed Best Word Book Ever in its 2013 incarnation and do think that for the most part, Richard Scarry's combination of words and images are relatively similar if I compare them to Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch Englisch - Deutsch -Französisch (which was also the closest I could get comparing the 2013 Best Word Book Ever to earlier editions), I do find some of the changes and omissions a bit strange and possibly even problematic and I also do have to wonder why certain scenes that I have always had issues with have not been touched, have been totally left alone (not that I actually would have wanted them to be changed, but still).
For example, in the scene featuring the Rabbit House, while I do understand and even consider it positive that in the 2013 Best Word Book Ever edition, both Father Rabbit and Mother Rabbit are sharing cooking duties (unlike in Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch Deutsch - English -Französisch where Mother Rabbit is is busy in the kitchen and Father Rabbit is getting dressed to go to work, which probably also mirrors older incarnations of Best Word Book Ever), I do find it a bit strange that most of the objects depicted in the house that could be seen as old technology are still shown as such, that there is a very old fashioned telephone, a vinyl record player and a television aerial depicted (for me personally, quite delightful, as I would have absolutely have despised seeing this changed to modern, contemporary technology, but of course with the caveat that parents reading Best Word Book Ever with or to their children might need to explain what a vinyl record player and a television aerial even are).
And yes, I do find it absolutely annoying and in my opinion actually totally unacceptable that in the 2013 Best Word Book Ever edition the toy section has been so greatly reduced and that almost EVERY SINGLE TOY that in Mein alleschönstes Wörterbuch Deutsch - Englisch - Französisch and of course also (likely) in the older English language editions of Best Word Book Ever showed toys that generally would appeal to girls have simply not been included anymore. I mean, why are there no dolls, no depictions anymore of a little girl having a tea party and no doll houses in this here Best Word Book Ever? And why are there equally no longer a toy castle and a bow and arrow set being shown? Does the publisher somehow think that dolls and other "girly" toys are in and of themselves so gender biased they should no longer even be included in a list of toys and that toy castles and bow and arrow games automatically promote violence? Really kind of sad, because toys are toys and actually both girls and boys often and even today still enjoy playing with dolls and with castles etc. And really, if the publisher truly thought that some of the toys originally included in Best Word Book Ever were potentially problematic, well, that could have easily been remedied with supplemental notes etc. as just removing certain and by many children very much beloved toys such as dolls, doll houses, castles and the like, I for one do consider this rather ignorant and insulting at best.
And finally, furthermore, while I do understand that in the 2013 edition of Best Word Book Ever, the scene depicting the Wild West (including some rather offensive names for Native Americans such as Papoose and Squaw) have been removed, considering that this scene would also in my opinion be a wonderful vehicle for discussion (and especially with older children), I for one rather do wish that the Wild West scene had not just been completely erased but had simply been relegated to the end of Best Word Book Ever as a supplemental scene (although I probably would still be wanting the words Squaw and Papoose to be changed into more politically and socially acceptable vocabulary choices). And really, if the Wild West scene of Best Word Book Ever is so totally anathema and politically incorrect to completely remove it, should there not also be perhaps at the very least some questions raised regarding the suitability in 2013 of both the circus and and the zoo illustrative spreads (for come on, the way that Richard Scarry depicts zoos in Best Word Book Ever, while acceptable and suitable for the 1960s and 1970s, it certainly to and for my eyes looks not particularly animal friendly in 2013, with tiny enclosures and animals simply caged in non species appropriate environments, not to mention that many circuses no longer even feature animal performers and yes, especially that circus scene has always bothered me both as a child and now, because it simply just to and for me makes it seem so totally acceptable without criticism that using animals for entertainment purposes is fine).
For example, in the scene featuring the Rabbit House, while I do understand and even consider it positive that in the 2013 Best Word Book Ever edition, both Father Rabbit and Mother Rabbit are sharing cooking duties (unlike in Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch Deutsch - English -Französisch where Mother Rabbit is is busy in the kitchen and Father Rabbit is getting dressed to go to work, which probably also mirrors older incarnations of Best Word Book Ever), I do find it a bit strange that most of the objects depicted in the house that could be seen as old technology are still shown as such, that there is a very old fashioned telephone, a vinyl record player and a television aerial depicted (for me personally, quite delightful, as I would have absolutely have despised seeing this changed to modern, contemporary technology, but of course with the caveat that parents reading Best Word Book Ever with or to their children might need to explain what a vinyl record player and a television aerial even are).
And yes, I do find it absolutely annoying and in my opinion actually totally unacceptable that in the 2013 Best Word Book Ever edition the toy section has been so greatly reduced and that almost EVERY SINGLE TOY that in Mein alleschönstes Wörterbuch Deutsch - Englisch - Französisch and of course also (likely) in the older English language editions of Best Word Book Ever showed toys that generally would appeal to girls have simply not been included anymore. I mean, why are there no dolls, no depictions anymore of a little girl having a tea party and no doll houses in this here Best Word Book Ever? And why are there equally no longer a toy castle and a bow and arrow set being shown? Does the publisher somehow think that dolls and other "girly" toys are in and of themselves so gender biased they should no longer even be included in a list of toys and that toy castles and bow and arrow games automatically promote violence? Really kind of sad, because toys are toys and actually both girls and boys often and even today still enjoy playing with dolls and with castles etc. And really, if the publisher truly thought that some of the toys originally included in Best Word Book Ever were potentially problematic, well, that could have easily been remedied with supplemental notes etc. as just removing certain and by many children very much beloved toys such as dolls, doll houses, castles and the like, I for one do consider this rather ignorant and insulting at best.
And finally, furthermore, while I do understand that in the 2013 edition of Best Word Book Ever, the scene depicting the Wild West (including some rather offensive names for Native Americans such as Papoose and Squaw) have been removed, considering that this scene would also in my opinion be a wonderful vehicle for discussion (and especially with older children), I for one rather do wish that the Wild West scene had not just been completely erased but had simply been relegated to the end of Best Word Book Ever as a supplemental scene (although I probably would still be wanting the words Squaw and Papoose to be changed into more politically and socially acceptable vocabulary choices). And really, if the Wild West scene of Best Word Book Ever is so totally anathema and politically incorrect to completely remove it, should there not also be perhaps at the very least some questions raised regarding the suitability in 2013 of both the circus and and the zoo illustrative spreads (for come on, the way that Richard Scarry depicts zoos in Best Word Book Ever, while acceptable and suitable for the 1960s and 1970s, it certainly to and for my eyes looks not particularly animal friendly in 2013, with tiny enclosures and animals simply caged in non species appropriate environments, not to mention that many circuses no longer even feature animal performers and yes, especially that circus scene has always bothered me both as a child and now, because it simply just to and for me makes it seem so totally acceptable without criticism that using animals for entertainment purposes is fine).
May 26, 2019
Now I absolutely adored Richard Scarry's Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch: Deutsch-Englisch-Französisch (which is the German edition of Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever with the added bonus that all of the presented words appear in German, English and French) when I was a child of eight and nine. For yes, before moving to Canada in 1976, my mother often used Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch: Deutsch-Englisch-Französisch with us, with me and my siblings, to practice mostly English but also a bit of French in a fun and engaging manner (and I guess in retrospect, I now kind of also realise that even in 1974, when Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch: Deutsch-Englisch-Französisch was originally purchased, my parents were probably already toying with the idea of immigrating to Canada from Germany, although of course us children were kept well ignorant of this).
And indeed Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch: Deutsch-Englisch-Französisch is probably one of the picture books of my childhood that I do remember the most fondly and also the most vividly, mostly because I truly did learn so much and so many words (and in three different languages at that) and that yes, author/illustrator Richard Scarry's illustrations were bright, fun and a great way to learn and practice the various featured nouns, verbs, adjectives etc. with both text and images. But of course, as a child I really only knew and cared that I enjoyed Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch: Deutsch-Englisch-Französisch and that the pictures and mini-stories presented and shown by Richard Scarry were both fun and informative at the same time. However, I guess that my most treasured (and now full of delightful irony) memory with regard to Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch: Deutsch-Englisch-Französisch is that one day after my mother had given my siblings and me a vocabulary lesson from the so-called supermarket and then the food section, I asked her why in the supermarket, the pig family would be purchasing sausages and other pork products and if that could not be deemed rather cannibalistic in and of itself, and also that the picture in the food section of Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch: Deutsch-Englisch-Französisch of Father Pig cutting up a roast was really kind of creepy as well (and for precisely the same reasons). And yes, I do with a broad smile well remember that my mother was absolutely stymied that I would ask her that type of question and that she really did not know how to properly answer me except to say that perhaps I might have a point but not to dwell on this and certainly not to talk about this with my little sister who at that time and at her young age really liked (even loved) pigs as animals and had not yet made the connection that the pork roasts, sausages etc. we often consumed at mealtimes actually came from pigs, from living animals.
Highly recommended is Richard Scarry's Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch: Deutsch-Englisch-Französisch (that is if you can actually find a decent copy at not too high a price online, as this particular edition is not in current print and the newer ones only seem to feature German and English and not German, English and French), but I do leave the necessary caveat that Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch: Deutsch-Englisch-Französisch, aside from being rather gender stratified (with the mothers generally doing almost all of the housework and the fathers going out to do their jobs etc.) also still has a section on the so-called Wild West (and yes, that the scenes showing and describing circuses and zoos might also require discussion, for especially the zoo illustration definitely does show animals in very small and horrible looking, at best just barely adequate enclosures).
And indeed Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch: Deutsch-Englisch-Französisch is probably one of the picture books of my childhood that I do remember the most fondly and also the most vividly, mostly because I truly did learn so much and so many words (and in three different languages at that) and that yes, author/illustrator Richard Scarry's illustrations were bright, fun and a great way to learn and practice the various featured nouns, verbs, adjectives etc. with both text and images. But of course, as a child I really only knew and cared that I enjoyed Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch: Deutsch-Englisch-Französisch and that the pictures and mini-stories presented and shown by Richard Scarry were both fun and informative at the same time. However, I guess that my most treasured (and now full of delightful irony) memory with regard to Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch: Deutsch-Englisch-Französisch is that one day after my mother had given my siblings and me a vocabulary lesson from the so-called supermarket and then the food section, I asked her why in the supermarket, the pig family would be purchasing sausages and other pork products and if that could not be deemed rather cannibalistic in and of itself, and also that the picture in the food section of Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch: Deutsch-Englisch-Französisch of Father Pig cutting up a roast was really kind of creepy as well (and for precisely the same reasons). And yes, I do with a broad smile well remember that my mother was absolutely stymied that I would ask her that type of question and that she really did not know how to properly answer me except to say that perhaps I might have a point but not to dwell on this and certainly not to talk about this with my little sister who at that time and at her young age really liked (even loved) pigs as animals and had not yet made the connection that the pork roasts, sausages etc. we often consumed at mealtimes actually came from pigs, from living animals.
Highly recommended is Richard Scarry's Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch: Deutsch-Englisch-Französisch (that is if you can actually find a decent copy at not too high a price online, as this particular edition is not in current print and the newer ones only seem to feature German and English and not German, English and French), but I do leave the necessary caveat that Mein allerschönstes Wörterbuch: Deutsch-Englisch-Französisch, aside from being rather gender stratified (with the mothers generally doing almost all of the housework and the fathers going out to do their jobs etc.) also still has a section on the so-called Wild West (and yes, that the scenes showing and describing circuses and zoos might also require discussion, for especially the zoo illustration definitely does show animals in very small and horrible looking, at best just barely adequate enclosures).
January 25, 2009
THIS IS the best word book ever. EVER. My four year old and I stretch out on our bellies on the floor and read every single word.
"traffic light, telephone booth, manhole, sidewalk, subway entrance, token seller, newsstand, taxi, turnpike or thruway or superhighway, crane, seaport, bay, lighthouse, drawbridge, windmill, forest, classroom, wastebasket, inkwell, desk, pencil, paper clip, scissors, string, lost-clothing drawer, clock, grocer, salmonella infested peanut butter, jam, bread, baby food, sugar, cheese, eggs, cherries, plums, blueberries, cart, shopper, piglet who wants to work in the supermarket when she grows up, ocean liner, pirate ship, barge, tugboat, freighter, oil tanker, ferryboat, sport-fishing boat, houseboat, sailboat, raft, kayak, canoe, rowboat, oar, worm, dandelion seed, button, pin, snowflake, ladybug, drop of water, fingerprint, jelly bean, firefly, pea, crumb, sand, keyhole, polliwog, rice, thimble, pincushion, needle, marble, blade of grass, ink spot, pearl, mushroom, bee, raisin, raspberry, hermit crab, pebble, confetti, feather, safety pin, bean, baby mouse, splinter, dot..."
"traffic light, telephone booth, manhole, sidewalk, subway entrance, token seller, newsstand, taxi, turnpike or thruway or superhighway, crane, seaport, bay, lighthouse, drawbridge, windmill, forest, classroom, wastebasket, inkwell, desk, pencil, paper clip, scissors, string, lost-clothing drawer, clock, grocer, salmonella infested peanut butter, jam, bread, baby food, sugar, cheese, eggs, cherries, plums, blueberries, cart, shopper, piglet who wants to work in the supermarket when she grows up, ocean liner, pirate ship, barge, tugboat, freighter, oil tanker, ferryboat, sport-fishing boat, houseboat, sailboat, raft, kayak, canoe, rowboat, oar, worm, dandelion seed, button, pin, snowflake, ladybug, drop of water, fingerprint, jelly bean, firefly, pea, crumb, sand, keyhole, polliwog, rice, thimble, pincushion, needle, marble, blade of grass, ink spot, pearl, mushroom, bee, raisin, raspberry, hermit crab, pebble, confetti, feather, safety pin, bean, baby mouse, splinter, dot..."
November 1, 2025
I think I'm too old for this and my baby is too young, maybe I will swing back again later.
April 4, 2017
CLASSIC AND ALWAYS FUN TIMES WITH RICHARD SCARY!
May 20, 2019
Hmm ... this is a tough one for me to review. I imagine that this will appeal to some kids more than others. Maybe young introverts would appreciate the detail. (I'm currently reading "Quiet" by Cain which is about introversion.)
Instead of using a book to introduce vocabulary; I usually build on our real-world experiences.
After I've looked at this with some young children, I may want to revise this review.
Instead of using a book to introduce vocabulary; I usually build on our real-world experiences.
After I've looked at this with some young children, I may want to revise this review.
July 8, 2014
I dislike Scarry's style, I dislike the 50s gender roles, and I am disturbed beyond words to see a pig working as a butcher.
The Offspring, however, both like this as toddlers.
The Offspring, however, both like this as toddlers.
January 29, 2022
A childhood favorite, annotated by 8-year-old Aneesa.
ETA: Now 5yo is making her own annotations.
ETA: Now 5yo is making her own annotations.
March 5, 2025
Oh these books by Richard Scarry! So many things to talk about and always see something new. Children not only pick out details but make up stories too!
July 15, 2024
childhood fave
February 3, 2023
Genuinely, truly, the best word book. Feel like I learned a few things here.
December 15, 2007
This is my most favorite book ever!
My father bought me this book since I was so young that I cannot remember a thing.
As far as I can remember, I always carry this book with me in my early childhood.
I always have this book on my shelf until now. It's on the spot that I can reach everytime I want to open it. I suppose I'll never get bored of this beloved book!
It taught me to read and write. Moreover, it taught me to draw. The great inspiration for me to learn art.
My father bought me this book since I was so young that I cannot remember a thing.
As far as I can remember, I always carry this book with me in my early childhood.
I always have this book on my shelf until now. It's on the spot that I can reach everytime I want to open it. I suppose I'll never get bored of this beloved book!
It taught me to read and write. Moreover, it taught me to draw. The great inspiration for me to learn art.
July 13, 2019
Very educational.
February 4, 2020
This is one of the books my parents got me when I had my tonsils out. I loved it when I was a kid, and I still think it's a great book.
September 28, 2022
My favorite book when I was pre-k age! My copy is covered in book tape and has a million wrinkles. Toby’s favorite pages are of the bunny family in their home.
July 27, 2024
I rarely rate/review picture books, but do like to highlight special, classic ones like this book.
December 30, 2024
I remembered spending hours looking at the pictures and making up stories about everyone. My MLL kids do the same today.
February 1, 2018
Richard Scarry's books are classics. They have delightful illustrations that are full of color and movement; in fact, his page spreads are unlike other picture books. His have many busy scenes happening all at once. It might take a page or two before your eye and mind adjust.
And you don't really read Scarry's books for a story either. They're more discovery and exploration books - so make sure you have time to take it all in. Don't have an agenda with where each page will go, just enjoy soaking in what you see, even if you miss some stuff. Everything will be there for you to discover the next time!
Ages: 3 - 7
Cleanliness: It shows how bears get dressed in the morning, including a drawing of their underwear. One picture shows a window in a shop with a wizard's costume. On the holiday spread, it shows Halloween and Christmas: includes ghost, skeleton, witch, jack-o-lantern, Santa Clause and tree.
**Like my reviews? I also have hundreds of detailed reports that I offer too. These reports give a complete break-down of everything in the book, so you'll know just how clean it is or isn't. I also have Clean Guides (downloadable PDFs) which enable you to clean up your book before reading it! Visit my website: The Book Radar.
And you don't really read Scarry's books for a story either. They're more discovery and exploration books - so make sure you have time to take it all in. Don't have an agenda with where each page will go, just enjoy soaking in what you see, even if you miss some stuff. Everything will be there for you to discover the next time!
Ages: 3 - 7
Cleanliness: It shows how bears get dressed in the morning, including a drawing of their underwear. One picture shows a window in a shop with a wizard's costume. On the holiday spread, it shows Halloween and Christmas: includes ghost, skeleton, witch, jack-o-lantern, Santa Clause and tree.
**Like my reviews? I also have hundreds of detailed reports that I offer too. These reports give a complete break-down of everything in the book, so you'll know just how clean it is or isn't. I also have Clean Guides (downloadable PDFs) which enable you to clean up your book before reading it! Visit my website: The Book Radar.
June 15, 2007
When I was four and a half, I taught myself how to read and write with Richard Scarry books; I would make grocery lists featuring all the items from this book we should make sure to purchase; lots of fruit and sugar.
August 3, 2013
Ma fille ADORE ce livre (et moi aussi - j'en ai des beaux souvenirs d'enfance et j'aime encore beaucoup le lire comme parent). L'inconvénient c'est qu'il n'est pas cartonné et qu'elle est un peu jeune, alors j'ai toujours peur qu'elle l'abîme. J'espère qu'on va le garder pour plusieurs années.
July 8, 2007
I love Richard Scarry books. They are dazzling with richly developed characters who do really funny things.
June 18, 2007
Seeing the cover brings back a deluge of memories! This book started my lifelong fascination with animals dressed as humans. I like it if they talk, too.
April 3, 2008
Basic words and phrases in English, German and French alongside super inviting drawings.
June 7, 2011
Love Richard Scarry!!
August 5, 2021
I love you! And that's it. Then I get to do it.
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June 11, 2020This book is great for the child 3-5 years old who may already have quite a few words under their belt. It is full of many busy scenes with many of the illustrations being labeled. There is a story to maintain the continuity of the book, but there are also many basic concepts displayed throughout the book such as numbers, colors, and various categories and themes such as the inside of the bear family's house and unique vehicles such as the 'pickle car'. This book is perfect for the child who is eager to learn or who likes silly pictures and finding items among the chaotic pictures. The child can point to a picture and the reader can read the label or the adult can ask the child to find an item or character (such as Lowly worm) to check for receptive language skills. A dialogue about what the child thinks is happening in certain areas of the picture could also get the child thinking critically. This is not a book for someone who is easily overwhelmed because it is a busy book with a lot in each page.
June 4, 2019
Zia and I have been reading this book since last June (we're on our third go around - a page a day that I read each word four times). We have the Spanish/English version (but Goodreads, apparently, doesn't have that loaded into their system). I loved these books as a child, and I'm loving them as a parent. I find there are titles for items that I never even knew, that are drawn and translated in both languages for Zia and I to learn. It's crazy how much an adult with a terminal degree can learn from a children's book. I hypothesize that is probably true for most adults, but the hubris of a person with a terminal degree can be insidious...
Anyway, there appears to be a French version, and then other books by him that are in German, as well. I might level Zia and I up to those other languages, eventually.
Anyway, there appears to be a French version, and then other books by him that are in German, as well. I might level Zia and I up to those other languages, eventually.
February 27, 2025
We got the Norwegian - English edition so we could teach our daughter more English (we don't use it as much as we thought, so she only knows 10-15 words). I was shocked at how many words there are in this, there must be hundreds! Even I learned a few new ones, haha. Some words are outdated, and I think there were a few mistakes, but it's no biggie. I've now read the entire thing once to my daughter, but since she's not quite two years old yet, she doesn't have the patience or understanding enough for it yet, so we'll wait a few months before we read it again. She still loves it though, so I'm sure she'll love it even more for years to come!
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