Richard Scarry's bedtime stories (A Random House pictureback) [Paperback]

Richard Scarry (Author)

Book Description

Series: A Random House pictureback

Illus. in full color. Five funny tales featuring Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, Bananas Gorilla, and the rest of Scarry's memorable menagerie are collected in a sleepytime anthology.  

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Illus. in full color. Five funny tales featuring Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, Bananas Gorilla, and the rest of Scarry's memorable menagerie are collected in a sleepytime anthology. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Random House (1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394840259
• ISBN-13: 978-0394840253
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,161,322 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

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59 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My son (3 and 1/2) loves these stories, however..., July 3, 2000

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M. Mannion "MFM" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Richard Scarry's Bedtime Stories (Pictureback(R)) (Paperback)

Great stories with great characters, but if you've already purchased "Funniest Stories Ever..." then don't bother with "Bedtime Stories" because "Bedtime..." merely contains a subset of the stories found in "Funniest", with no new material what-so-ever.

This was needless to say rather disappointing to find out, following the online purchase.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Original Richard Scarry you loved as a kid, September 5, 2005

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Midwest Reader (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Richard Scarry's Bedtime Stories (Pictureback(R)) (Paperback)

This edition preserves the original Richard Scarry artwork and text from the 1970's that I grew up with (and loved) as a kid. Some of the new (1990 and on) editions of Scarry stories have art that is slightly "off" from Scarry's style, and text that does not convey Scarry's wit and fun storytelling style. Rest assured that this edition has both of those!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Richard Scarry's Bedtime Stories, June 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Richard Scarry's Bedtime Stories (Pictureback(R)) (Paperback)

This is a delightful books for young readers -- it falls in the 4-8 age range, but is probably more appropriate for 3-5 age range. Some of our favorite characters, Lowly, Huckle and friends ease younger sleepers into sleep. It was particularly helpful in lulling to sleep a newly-minted older brother who was eager not to miss any of his new baby's "action." Richard Scarry is wonderful at that!