Richard Scarry'S All Around Busytown! Pop-Up : A 3D Popup Book [Hardcover]

Richard Scarry (Author)

Book Description

P.S. Pig and Postman Pig deliver the mail to the residents of Busytown, including Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, and Mr. Frumble.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Every way you look, chaos reigns in Busytown! The phones are on the blink, so everyone must write letters, says Mayor Fox. But apparently, the folks in this town have grown too reliant on the phone system. Pretty soon, while P.S. Pig and Postman Pig valiantly try to deliver all the mail, people become completely distracted by the change in their daily routine. Fruit stands are overturned, hot-dog cars crash into pickle-mobiles, and even Sergeant Murphy isn't paying attention to the major pileup he's contributing to by reading his letter while driving.

Fans of Richard Scarry's lively stories populated by pigs and worms and dogs and cats will love entering the fray as Busytown gets busier than ever! This 3-D pop-up has art, flaps, and pull-tabs on all sides, so kids can wander around the town just like real citizens. Young readers will spend hours exploring Busytown and trying to trace the routes of each character. We're probably preaching to the choir here, but don't miss Scarry's classic, Richard Scarry's Best Storybook Ever, or any of his many other picture-book delights. (Ages 3 to 6) --Emilie Coulter

From Publishers Weekly

A new line of novelty books featuring characters created by Richard Scarry launches with Richard Scarry's All Around Busytown. Busytown has rarely looked busier than on these five spreads. Designed to be viewed from all sides, they include an abundance of paper engineering, from pop-ups, flaps and pull-tabs to cardstock spinners. The story line here centers on P.S. Pig and Postman Pig's heroic delivery of an unprecedented amount of mail. (S&S/Little Simon, $14.95 10p ages 4-7 ISBN 0-689-82573-0; Jan.)

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 10 pages
• Publisher: Little Simon; Pop edition (February 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689825730
• ISBN-13: 978-0689825736
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #641,553 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Richard Scarry is one of the world's best-loved children's authors EVER!
His books are always filled with fun, and always filled with fun pictures
which children can pour over again and again and again.
His books have sold many millions of copies around the world, and are
currently published in over twenty languages.
Richard Scarry was born in Boston, Massachussetts in 1919. He was
married to Patricia Scarry, also a children's writer. Their son Huck
carries-on Richard Scarry's work today.
Richard Scarry passed away at his home of Gstaad, Switzerland in 1994.
Whenever asked how old he was, he would always put up one hand and
laugh: " Five!" . And he was always right !

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best pop-up book ever!, September 24, 2003

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F.N. Wright "musichead" (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Richard Scarry'S All Around Busytown! Pop-Up : A 3D Popup Book (Hardcover)

My 2-1/2 yr old son instantly fell in love with this book, followed shortly thereafter by me and the rest of the family. This is a great book to explore as you can go in and around the buildings, through the doorways, over the bridges and such. Plus, it can be read front-ways and/or back-ways, as there is printing on both sides of the page, giving a little reward for exploring the pages. The story is very cute also and the expressions of the characters are funny and endearing. The pop-ups are quite extravagant, relatively speaking, for a children's book, but not so much as to be overwhelming, and are also quite sturdy. There are also some cool little flaps which display action sequences. There is a train engine that really moves down the track! Richard Scarry rules!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grandson's favorites, July 7, 2008

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Judy K. Blackhurst "jkb" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Richard Scarry'S All Around Busytown! Pop-Up : A 3D Popup Book (Hardcover)

I have 2 different books by Richard Scarry that are about Busytown. My grandson and I spend a long time with each of these books. They are pop ups and have doors to open and holes to look through and doorways leading to other scenes and each pair of pages have so many different little things to talk about. I'd buy these again and consider others by this author. You also need to turn this book up side down because there is another set of scenes that connect to the front side just as demanding of attention. In both books there is theme that is carried out. The story is there but at age 2 it works better to just talk it through.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift for a child, September 11, 2011

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Keikkei - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Richard Scarry'S All Around Busytown! Pop-Up : A 3D Popup Book (Hardcover)

Hi, bought this book for one of my grandsons. Yes, he is too little to appreciate it and will tear the pages, but I was feeling nostalgic about Richard Scarry, since his father (my son) loved the books so much. It is high quality and well done, worth the extra cost. I'll now go back and purchase the age appropriate books for him from the same author.