The station wagon, the tow truck, the garbage truck and the bulldozer. Every manner of machinery that moves is riotously depicted in this classic f...
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Nov 09, 2007
Joe
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An entomological deconstruction of America's obsession with speed and motion. Poses the highway as a cite of disordered exchange and anxiety. The motorist is both weeping and laughing knowing disaster is inevitable. Trucks become pickles. Pickles become trucks. Hellish.
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Aug 10, 2011
Pamela
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A favorite. I loved this book when I was a little girl, and now my toddler boys love it too. It's got a lot to be interested in. Sometimes we do just a few pages of pointing and discovering; other times, we do almost the entire book. The boys can be occupied with it for a long time too. If they aren't picking out different vehicles, they are looking for the hidden "Goldbug" on each spread. And if they aren't looking for him, they are looking at the different animals and situations. It'
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Aug 25, 2008
Jackie "the Librarian"
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THE best book for vehicle-crazy little boys, EVER!!! I got this for my best friend's little boy, who just turned four, and he LOVED it!
Now, this is a kid who is constantly on the move, running back and forth, jumping up on things, attacking innocent trees and shaking them, that kind of thing. He loves playing with his toy cars and trucks and trains, and is crazy about anything with wheels. It's hard to share a book with a boy who is the opposite of still.
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Now, this is a kid who is constantly on the move, running back and forth, jumping up on things, attacking innocent trees and shaking them, that kind of thing. He loves playing with his toy cars and trucks and trains, and is crazy about anything with wheels. It's hard to share a book with a boy who is the opposite of still.
But THIS BOOK captured his a More...
May 02, 2009
Josiah
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This book is a delight, surprising in its level of real humor. The ambience created by the diverse cars on the highway and the scenes that they pass is something special, and I find that this Richard Scarry book holds up very nicely over time. My family and I have been determinedly searching for Goldbug in these pages from as far back as I can remember. This book is inextricably tied to a lot of good memories for me, but it stands up quite well independent of those memories, too.
Nov 09, 2011
Susan
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When Lola started reading this to me, I had a rush of happy memories of looking at this book when I was a kid. It was amazing to me that I still knew where to find Goldbug - that was always my favorite part of the book - and when she would turn the page, I would think to myself, "I think he's in a little car somewhere around the middle" and then BOOM I'd find him. Pretty amazing after 35 years or so since I had seen the book - that's what I call a lasting impression.
Nov 21, 2010
Bucko
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This was one of the books my parents read to me and my brother when we were very young. It is interesting to see how non-linear this book is. The story is very loose, and the pages are very busy. I had a lot of fun finding Goldbug on each page. Probably the strangest thing for me was opening the book and getting a whiff of the way it smelled. It smelled the same as it did over 25 years ago. It was a surreal experience. I was looking for nostalgia and found it with this book. Good stuff.
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Aug 04, 2011
Mark
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My five year old can find Gold Bug better than me, and I am assuming it is due to some sort of childhood golden innocence, and that when she gets jaded and has a few dreams crushed, the little guy will get harder and harder to see until he finally disappears on the page.
Nothing Gold Can Stay(?) I will do my best to help the golden critter of wonder stay in both of our lives.
Nothing Gold Can Stay(?) I will do my best to help the golden critter of wonder stay in both of our lives.
Dec 02, 2008
Misty
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My boys, almost 5 and 2, cannot get enough of this book. What's not to love? Pickle trucks, construction equipment, silly animals. We love finding goldbug and watching Flossy chase Dingo all the way to the end of the book. There are so many fun details in Scarry's drawings that you find something new every time, even after hundreds of reads.
Oct 28, 2011
Bill
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This is currently my 2-year-old son's favorite book, so I'm reading it every day. Figured I'd better mark it down here. I know he is following in good footsteps since it was also one of my favorites at his age. Goldbug is on every page and he can find him immediately. I'm very proud.
Here are some highlights:
"bug!" - any bug, not just Goldbug.
"uh-oh!" - a car is on its side, or upside down.
"oh no!" - there is a big accident.
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Here are some highlights:
"bug!" - any bug, not just Goldbug.
"uh-oh!" - a car is on its side, or upside down.
"oh no!" - there is a big accident.
"tha More...
May 06, 2009
Amy
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I had this book growing up and loved it. So I was delighted last week when I picked up Macie from school and she had checked it out from the library. We had a great week of finding Mr. Goldbug together and I'm a little sad that she has to return it today. Maybe I'll have to scourer ebay for it today.
Sep 24, 2009
Jan
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There is no better book to read with a child than this. Lay down on your tummies and flip through the pages, looking for Goldbug and enjoying the trip along with the Pig family. It's fun to point out different things going on on the wildly busy pages! Thank heaven for Richard Scarry!
Jan 01, 2010
Carmine
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My childhood favorite is now one of my daughter's favorites. She is heavy into the transportation/machines phase. This has a variety of cars, trucks and equipment plus the ever fun search for 'Goldbug.' Always something new to see, hurray for Richard Scarry.
Mar 03, 2011
Tdavis
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A fabulous vocabulary enriching book with detail illustrations that will keep children interested and busy! Classic!
Early Literacy Skills:
Narrative Skills
Print Awareness
Print Motivation
Vocabulary
Early Literacy Skills:
Narrative Skills
Print Awareness
Print Motivation
Vocabulary
Apr 18, 2010
Heather
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I love to buy this books for kids and show them the game of finding the Gold Bug on every themed page. They'll want to go through the book over and over and over and over and...well, you get the idea. The kids love it and the parents hate me! ; )
Mar 12, 2010
Chad
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With four children, this is the one book that is demanded more at bedtime than any other. Searching for Goldbug adds to the story and keeps them engaged. I enjoy reading this book and will glady read it again upon request.
Feb 25, 2010
Maureen
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This is a classic. I remember the Richard Scarry books from when I was a kid. My 3 year old son loves all of the vehicles in this book and looking for "Goldbug" and "Dingo" through out the pages. It's a fun book to pour over.
Apr 17, 2009
Steve
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I loved this as a kid, and the only thing I don't love about it now is that our toddler wants to read it almost every waking moment. Great fun reading the book, following the story, and trying to find Goldbug on every page.
Jan 28, 2009
Stafford
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I (Stafford) was poring over this one tonight. There is so much stuff for me to discover here as I keep growing! ("Hi Goldbug ... wherever you are!") Tonight I was studying the drivers and riders of all the vehicles.
Jul 28, 2010
Ahmad
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I like this book because it talks to children about different cars and trucks and how they use wheels to go. It also talks about how and what makes the car moves. The pictures in the story were creative and colorful.
May 21, 2010
Eloise
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I had forgotten how much fun the Richard Scarry books are for kids. This one is a hoot, with every imaginable kind of vehicle, and it's especially fun to look for Goldbug on every page. Anna is a pro at finding him.
Nov 21, 2008
Maria
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If you've ever wanted a book with every single piece of heavy machinery for your heavy machinery obsessed child, this is the book for you. I am crying tears of gratitude that this book exists. Seriously.
Jul 08, 2010
Sandra
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Huge favorite with our kids. They just loved trying to find the tiny GoldBug hiding on every page, and the story of poor Mr. Bumble, the pig who can't seem to get from house to garage without a major mishap!
Jun 09, 2010
Michelle
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Fun and entertaining. My kids looked at this book for hours and laughed a lot too. The book is nice because it has some themes, story lines, that continue from page to page to tie everything together.
Jun 05, 2010
Ingrid
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This is an awesome book for kids. My son loves it and almost every page/scenario has a huge mess being made, all in good fun, and really spurs the imagination. He wants to read it every night before bed.
Sep 13, 2010
Lea
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This book is a great choice providing entertainment on a long flight to an older toddler interested in motor vehicles. Even after finding Goldbug became a snap, the book held my son's interest.
Jan 27, 2010
K.
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Okay, this is NOT a parent favorite--as there are WAY too many pages and WAY too many words to ever get through without parental eyes glazing over.
HOWEVER, the kids love it. They would.
HOWEVER, the kids love it. They would.
Jan 04, 2009
Elisabeth
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My 3yo loves to spend time telling me all about the vehicles on each page and then we have to find Goldbug! where's Goldbug?
Lots of fun for little boys who love things that go zoom!!
Lots of fun for little boys who love things that go zoom!!
Mar 09, 2009
Lisa
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I LOVED Richard Scarry books growing up...they are super busy, and filled with eye candy! Everywhere you look there is something going on :) I have the entire collection to share with my daughter now, and they are really fun to look back on. Some of the images are really dated, ex: record players and tv's with rabbit ears, etc... (which makes it fun for me), but doesnt hurt the story at all! My daughter is 2 1/2 and sometimes i see her just sitting in a corner looking thru all the pages on her o
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