Richard McClure Scarry (June 5, 1919 – April 30, 1994) - last name pronounced /'skæ ri/, rhyming with "marry" - was an enormously popular American children's author and illustrator who published over 300 books with total sales of 300 million worldwide.
Scarry was born in Boston, Massachusetts, where his parents ran a shop. The Scarry family enjoyed a comfortable life even during the time of the Great Depression. Following high school graduation, ...
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Richard McClure Scarry (June 5, 1919 – April 30, 1994) - last name pronounced /'skæ ri/, rhyming with "marry" - was an enormously popular American children's author and illustrator who published over 300 books with total sales of 300 million worldwide.
Scarry was born in Boston, Massachusetts, where his parents ran a shop. The Scarry family enjoyed a comfortable life even during the time of the Great Depression. Following high school graduation, Scarry enrolled in a business college but soon dropped out, finding it not to his liking. He then studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where he remained until being drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II.
Following the war, Scarry worked for the art departments of various magazines before making a career breakthrough in 1949 with Little Golden Books.
Scarry's most famous series of books was about Busytown. Scarry's characters are almost always anthropomorphic animals. His books have been popular with children...
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