![]() In his extraordinary career, Richard Scarry illustrated more than 150 books, many of which have never been out of print. After Scarry married children's textbook writer Patricia Murphy, she wrote many stories for him as Patsy Scarry, including the bestselling Little Golden Books Good Night, Little Bear and The Bunny Book. But first came Nicholas, a young rabbit clad in red overalls, for the now-iconic board book I Am a Bunny. Eventually Scarry created many original characters, such as Lowly Worm and Huckle Cat. ![]() The assignments first given to Scarry tended to be Little Golden Books that featured popular characters of the day, such as Winky Dink, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Smokey the Bear. But after showing his portfolio to one of the original editors at Golden Books, he found the perfect home for his children's books. After five years of drawing maps and designing graphics for the US Army, he moved to New York to pursue a career in commercial art. For himself, whenever he was asked how old he was, Scarry would always put up one hand and laugh, saying, "five!" Born in 1919, Richard Scarry was raised and educated in Boston, Massachusetts. ![]() ![]() No other illustrator has shown such a lively interest in the words and concepts of early childhood. Richard Scarry is one of the world's best-loved children's authors EVER! Generations of children all over the world have grown up spending hours poring over his books filled with all the colorful details of their daily lives. ![]()
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