Richard Scarry
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.
“Librarians lend people books from the library. The best librarians are children's book librarians.”
Richard Scarry
“Artists paint pictures. The best artists paint pictures for children's books.”
Richard Scarry
“There are all kinds of writers. The best writers write children's books.”
Richard Scarry
“I'm not interested in creating a book that is read once and then placed on the shelf and forgotten. I am very happy when people have worn out my books, or that they're held together by Scotch tape.”
Richard Scarry