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Richard Scarry's Busiest People Ever! 50th Anniversary Edition

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A special 50th anniversary edition of a Richard Scarry classic, featuring eight pages of never-before-seen sketches as well as a letter from Huck Scarry, son of Richard Scarry! Busiest People Ever! celebrates 50 years in 2026! Follow all the busy people who keep Busytown running smoothly.... Read More
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A special 50th anniversary edition of a Richard Scarry classic, featuring eight pages of never-before-seen sketches as well as a letter from Huck Scarry, son of Richard Scarry!

Busiest People Ever! celebrates 50 years in 2026! Follow all the busy people who keep Busytown running smoothly. All your favourite friends are here β€” Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Sergeant Murphy, bumbling Mr. Frumble, and more! Preschool readers learning about their communities will enjoy seeing the inner workings of a farm, the harbour, the airport, and even the busy Cat household!

With never-before-seen original sketches and a letter from Huck Scarry, this is a classic that will bring hours of fun from the one and only Richard Scarry.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798217125333

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 August 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Random House Books for Young Readers

Illustration: FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 260.0mm

Height: 302.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 56

About the Author

RICHARD 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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