Children's book author Richard Scarry was born today. The Libraries has a number of this classic author and illustrator's books in its collection, many of them considered rare:
At the National Museum of Air and Space Library:
Richard Scarry's great big air book, written and illustrated by Richard Scarry. New York, Random House [1971].
At the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum Library Bradley Rare Book Room:
A nonsense alphabet. Edward Lear. Pictures by Richard Scarry. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, c1962.
Asticot apprend l'alphabet. Richard Scarry. Traduit de l'américain par Marie Tenaille. [Paris]: Gautier-Languereau, c1988.
Richard Scarry's all around busytown!: a pop-up book with flaps and pull-tabs on all sides! Richard Scarry. New York: Little Simon, 2001.
Richard Scarry's pop-up time. Richard Scarry. Designed by Jim Deesing. Paper engineered by Bruce Reifel. New York, N.Y.: Simon Spotlight, c1997.
Richard Scarry's pop-up numbers. Richard Scarry. Paper engineering Renée Jablow. New York: Simon & Schuster, c1996.
Richard Scarry's pop-up colors. Richard Scarry. Paper engineered by Renée Jablow. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, c1996.
Richard Scarry's Busytown pop-up book. Paper engineering by Ib Penick. New York: Random House, c1979.
Image courtesy of Harper Collins
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I am too late i know.. Belated Happy Birthday…
Belated Happy Birthday! More power.
Please allow me to greet him Belated Happy Birthday. More birthdays to come!
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I am really too late to greet Mr. Richard. Sorry for that..please accept my belated happy birthday!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Richard! More birthday’s in the future.
It is a great day for a birthday. Happy Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Happy Birthday to you Richard. Cheers for that!
Happy Birthday! More and more bday to come.