Scarry Egalitarianism
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
I owe a lot to Richard Scarry.
When I was a zalmlet, I loved nothing more than hunting for Goldbug in Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go. For hours.
When we moved and I skipped most of second grade and all of penmanship, it was Huckle and Lowly who taught me how to write in cursive, thanks to Richard Scarry’s Great Big Schoolhouse.
But the indubitable pinnacle of the Scarry canon is the understated classic, Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever. Hundreds of words and corresponding pictures. Hours of identification fun for the whole family. What’s not to love?
Earlier this morning, I was amused to stumble across a site that had compiled 10 differences between the 1963 and 1991 editions of Best Word Book Ever. Some are understandable, some are baffling, some are just downright funny.
And as a bonus, you get an answer to the eternal question: What’s the difference between a male bear driving a steamroller and a female bear driving a steamroller?
Turns out it’s a yellow ribbon. Who knew?
(h/t Bookslut)
Blade Runner
The Road
Girls and Boys
Unibroue Édition 2005