Richard scarry biography books pdf

American author and illustrator (–)

Richard McClure Scarry (;^[1] June 5, – April 30, ) was an American children's author and illustrator who published over books with total sales of over million worldwide.^[2] He is best known for his Best Ever book series that take place primarily in the fictional town of Busytown, "which is populated by friendly and helpful resident [animalssuch as] Mr.

Frumble, Huckle Cat, Mr. Fixit, Lowly Worm, and others"^[3] The series spawned a media franchise.

Early life and education

Scarry was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Mary McClure and John Scarry Sr., who were of Irish-American ancestry and ran a small department store chain.^[4][5] Scarry had four siblings: older brother John Jr., younger sister Barbara, and younger brothers Edward and Leo.^[6] The family enjoyed a comfortable life at their 32 Melville Avenue home in the Dorchester neighborhood,^[6] even d