Richard Scarry's Great Big Schoolhouse

Ages 3 to 7, Grades P to 2

Go back to school with Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, and all their friends in this Busytown book! Learn about numbers, letters, colors and more! A great way to introduce young children to Richard Scarry's Busytown and early learning concepts!

Jump on the school bus with Lowly Worm and Huckle Cat as they head off for an exciting day at school! Miss Honey is the best teacher ever. She teaches Huckle, Lowly, and all their friends about shapes, sizes and so much more! This Busytown storybook is a great way to prepare little ones for their first day of school!

Series Overview: We are publishing two Richard Scarry titles in Summer 2025! Richard Scarry’s Great Big Schoolhouse is a 72-page hardcover storybook, first published in 1969. Richard Scarry’s Halloween Cars and Trucks is the fourth shaped board book following Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks from A to Z, Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks from 1 to 10 and Richard Scarry’s Colorful Cars and Trucks.

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