Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go: 50th Anniversary Edition

Ages 3 to 7, Grades P to 2

Celebrate 50 years of planes, trains, and pickle cars with this anniversary edition of the beloved classic, complete with never-before-seen sketches!

Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go celebrates 50 years in 2024! This humorous hardcover storybook introduces readers to a wide variety of wild and wacky Busytown vehicles. Plus, children can search each spread for friendly little Goldbug! This anniversary edition is the perfect gift for Richard Scarry fans—it features a removable Cars and Trucks poster and never-before-seen original sketches!

Series Overview: Cars and Truck and Things that Go publishing plan

Spring 2024

Richard Scarry’s Cars and Truck and Things that Go 50th Anniversary Edition

Richard Scarry’s Best Teacher Ever! gift book

Summer 2024

Colorful Cars and Trucks Shaped Board book

Cars and Trucks Fold-and-Find novelty book

Fall 2024

Cars and Trucks Sound Book

Cars and Trucks Touch-and-Trace novelty book

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.

Author Residence: Deceased

Author Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts