Busy, busy town
by Richard Scarry · first published 1994
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Richard Scarry - Busy, busy town. It is still great
on “Ask HN: What's your favorite children's books?” ↗For something that's more of a substantial story than things like Cars & Trucks or Busy Busy Town, let me put in a word for Peasant Pig and the Terrible Dragon. My kids had it pretty much memorized long before they could read it for themselves.
on “Writing in Pictures: Richard Scarry and the art of children's literature” ↗> I still remember one of the books I had as a child—can't recall the title exactly—that had a bunch of urban scenes with various objects labeled. I have this in my son's room. It's called "Busy Busy Town".
on “Writing in Pictures: Richard Scarry and the art of children's literature” ↗