His books have sold over 100 million copies around the world and are currently published in more than 20 languages. 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. Her classic holiday book, The Sweet Smell of Christmas, remains a yearly yuletide favorite. That’s Huck as in Huck Finn, but also as in Huckle Cat, one of Scarry’s most recognizable characters.Patsy Scarry (1924–1995) wrote many stories for children, some of which were were illustrated by her husband, Richard Scarry, including Good Night, Little Bear and The Bunny Book. has also published children’s books, sometimes under his nickname Huck. Since he died in 1994, his son Richard Scarry Jr. Richard Scarry worked with his wife, Patricia, on some of his books. I consider that the ultimate compliment.” “I am very happy when people write that they have worn out my books, or that they are held together by Scotch tape. “I’m not interested in creating a book that is read once and then placed on the shelf and forgotten,” Richard Scarry told an interviewer. His books helped young children learn the names of objects and activities because they were so rich with detail, kids could discover new things each time they picked up one of his books.
They drove firetrucks, delivered mail, baked bread, fixed houses, carried umbrellas, read bedtime stories and did just about anything else a human might do. Mice, cats, worms, rabbits and pigs were frequently featured in his illustrations.
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