Richard Scarry's Funniest Storybook Ever!

by Richard Scarry

Full color 15 stories about beloved Scarry animals.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Animals, Humor, Fiction, Fantasy, Classics

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic Richard Scarry. A fun book I remember from my childhood, with humorous stories and lots to look at on all the pages and illustrations.

[Prestonbrown · Rating 4 out of 5]

plot was very engaging but it read like a children’s book

[Simon Blackman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed reading this book to my 2 and a bit year old son. 'Funniest storybook ever' is a bold claim, but he did find some of the pictures amusing.

[Sarah Lois Yong · Rating 4 out of 5]

This storybooks makes a wonderful farewell gift for an inquisitive 5-year-old student. Full of action and colours, the stories sometimes goes beyond what we experience in our daily lives and it will definitely spark creativity in a preschooler!

[Antonio Meridda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Letto a 5 anni, rimane uno dei più bei classici per bambini ancora oggi!
Formidabili avventure che in poche pagine sono capaci di far ridere un bimbo per ore.

[Felix · Rating 4 out of 5]

The stories are great but I I think the A4 format works less well for them than a smaller one.

[Jared Pangier · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book lives up to its name. Each one of the short stories economically tells a full story, with Scarry's endearing illustrations and embedded humor. I'm amazed at how much Scarry can do with so much space. And while a book like this is designed to be read in short bursts, with each story taking less than 5 minutes, my daughter and I finished it in one sitting, laughing out loud as we finished the PIRATE story.

Compared to the other two Scarry books we read Best Lowly Worm Book Ever! and Best Nursery Tales Ever! The Funniest Storybook Ever takes the cake—or the cherry pie!

Five stars for me. Four for my 4-year-old.

[Roger · Rating 4 out of 5]

This may be my favorite Richard Scarry book, at least as an adult. The drawings are awesome! We had a lot of books but didn’t have his books when I was a child, as far as I recall. But I’d read one of them that a neighbor or relative had, and *loved* how much seemed to be going on in all the pictures.

In this book I noticed that often words told a different story than the drawings (e.g., when Mr. Fixit “fixes” things, he breaks them; and a runaway car “came to a stop” in the kitchen=it crashed through the house and slammed into the oven).

[Lara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a gift from Elijah's aunt, uncle and cousins. Okay, partly I just have very, very fond memories of reading many of these stories as a kid myself, so I am never bothered when Elijah wants to read it, but it helps that he focuses on three or four stories at a time and wants to read just those, and not the entire book, because it's pretty long! I had sort of forgotten how funny Richard Scarry books are until he got hooked on this one. Somewhere I'm pretty sure I have another collection of stories from my childhood days. I need to find that thing!

[David H · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this to my great nephews (twins) so much fun they adored it and the illustrations alone kept them captivated. Came across about 4 of these Richard Scarry books for something like .10 cents apiece at a church rummage sale and bought all of them. Totally would have been worth $5 apiece. Can't wait to see the reactions from them on the next ones. Great for kids 3-6 ish!!

[Sanna lukee lapselle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Luettiin tämä jo aikoja sitten, mutta olen pantannut sitä hyllyssä sen jälkeenkin, koska naurettiin tälle niin hirveästi ja moneen kertaan. Scarryn kuvitukset ja jutut ovat yksinkertaisella tavalla hauskoja, niissä ei yritetä liikaa vaan jo pelkkä toteava tyyli tekee pienistä sattumuksista hupaisia.

[Jenna Mills · Rating 2 out of 5]

I disliked this book for the ridiculous stories which were just repetitive and boring as well as for the fact basically every main character was male (so I changed that as I read it). It gets an extra star, because for some inexplicable reason my 2yo loves it.

[Fatima Seraj Alam · Rating 5 out of 5]

For a three year old, this indeed might be the funniest book ever but for a thirty year old, this was the busiest book ever!! There is so much going on and some of the animal’s 😐 faces were so hilarious to me. It’s the only book to have a comic sans font as well that I have come across.

[Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really fun read aloud that was entertaining for both me and my five year old. The illustrations were cute. And the combo of the words and illustrations made for a hilarious experience. Our favorite stories were Tanglefoot and Ma Pigs New Car.

[Lynnette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Father Richard Scarry that my toddler adores but this one I don't understand quite as much. It is great if you want to get to know the characters in Richard scarry's world. But the stories are really not funny at all. They're Illogical and strange.

[Rachel Nazareth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the most fun book ever. I think when I was a little little child I LOVED this book and I can see why.

Lowly is my favourite character with his little boot! The pigs really need to get a grip though they are going to kill somebody with their terrible driving. Yikes!!!!!

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love that there are never ending things to look at in Richard Scarry’s books and the stories are always amusing, even on the 1000th reading.

[Samir Kagadkar · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a little too advanced for two year olds.
Will return to the book later

[Jennifer Fann-Tucker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic

[Frans Kempe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful short stories with alot going in the pictures. A fun and great book

[Francis · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s a Richard Scarry book. What could be better?

[Wendi (Alex) Werner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Given to me by my parents in 1975. I loved the illustrations and characters.

[Child960801 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of lots of silly stories set in Busy Town, this was a delight.

[Dolly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had the opportunity to visit with a friend and check out a few boxes of children's books she had kept from her childhood and her son's. The books are quite old and many are out of print, so it was a wonderful chance to revisit with some stories I read when I was young and to discover others I'd never seen before.

[Luisa Knight · Rating 3 out of 5]

Richard Scarry's books are classics. They have delightful illustrations that are full of color and movement; in fact, his page spreads are unlike other picture books. His have many busy scenes happening all at once. It might take a page or two before your eye and mind adjust.

And you don't really read Scarry's books for a story either. They're more discovery and exploration books - so make sure you have time to take it all in. Don't have an agenda with where each page will go, just enjoy soaking in what you see, even if you miss some stuff. Everything will be there for you to discover the next time!

Ages: 3 - 7

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[Robu-sensei · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would be more accurately titled Richard Scarry's Most Mildly Amusing Storybook Ever! The ubiquitous mishaps in Scarry's scenes work great in the background but come across as more pitiful than funny when made the subject. I'd have given this one two stars, except that several of the stores warn of the dangers of distracted driving and walking, an exceptionally important lesson in these crazy days of driving on the phone and walking aimlessly while texting.

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

While my kid would like to give this 10 stars...if I have to read it ONE more time, I'm going to lose it. Maybe it's not that bad? I don't know, I've just totally OD'd on it. I'm exaggerating when I say I have read it 3 times a day for the last 5 months. I truly wish I never brought this book in my house.

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is definitely one of the funniest storybooks ever! I absolutely love Richard Scarry and although I know there's a TV series featuring these characters, it's just not the same as reading them in these books. I've read these stories hundreds of times and some of them have stayed with me since I was a kid. Richard Scarry was a genius!

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

We can't get enough of Sargent Murphy, Lowly, Big Hilda, and Flossie at the nightly Family Bedtime Storytime. I love Richard Scarry's work as much now as I did when I was the recipient of the nightly stories.

[Karen L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

My dear little boy that I babysit loved this so much. We sat on the sofa and pointed out our favorite parts of the stories. He loved the cute and funny illustrations of the animal characters.