Through the Looking Glass Children's Book Reviews
Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever
Picture Book Series
For ages 4 to 7
Random House, 1999 ISBN: 978-0307155108
Busytown is full of things, places and people to look at, and wherever you go you will find there are new words to learn. In the playground there is a "sandbox" and some "marbles." On the Bears’ farm there are "sheep", "ducklings," a "pigsty", and a "waterpump." If you join the Bear twins in their room in the morning you can learn all the words for the clothes that they put on, and if you are lucky enough to go to the zoo with Mr. and Mrs. Mouse you can learn the names of the all animals that they see there, including "gorilla," "camel," and "zebra."
This classic Richard Scarry book, with its joyful and often funny pictures and its memorable characters, has helped several generations of children learn the names for everyday objects. It has also helped those same children embark on their first solo reading adventure. Children will come back to this title again and again to explore the artwork with all its scenes and colorful characters.
