It's Richard Scarry's 92nd Birthday (even though he passed in 1994). I grew up with his books as a child (and also his son's books). I think that in some way his books fueled my like for cars, trucks, and trains. I found some fan art from Christian Pearce. I thought this was appropriate for the GRM crowd. 
Dingo Dog and his thirsty Red Roadster.
I loved those books growing up, and confess to have watched Busy Town Mysteries on CBS recently.
I still find myself asking this very same question:
Honestly, he probably had some of the most educational books for children. His attention to detail helped keep a Childs attention to the pages of the book. I always liked the vehicles of the certain people of Busy Town. The painters drove a Paint Can, Lowly Worm drove an Apple, etc. His detail to real vehicles was great too.
SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote:
I loved this book as a kid!
So that's why the home page has his artwork-style today.
Ditto that - I can't even imagine how many hours I spent looking through Things That Go while playing with my Matchbox cars when I was little.
I had a few of these sets as a kid before I found out about Lego. Between this and the books I spent hours looking for all the things hidden in each picture
I had a few of these sets as a kid before I found out about Lego. Between this and the books I spent hours looking for all the things hidden in each picture
I had a few of those books. They were my favorites by far. I used to like to track down goldbug too.
I seem to remember always trying to find Lowly Worm on every page, maybe I am confusing that with Goldbug. It's been a while!
In reply to SyntheticBlinkerFluid:
That's neat. Wonder why I never heard of him?
His books are reason enough to have children. Rereading them has been totally awesome. Dude had a dark sense of humor. I think every one of his books has a pig working as a butcher or grocer selling legs of ham and sausages.
I had a few of his picture books growing up, but I remember the TV show most vividly.
I remember sitting in my Grandmother's finished basement (the play area for the kids) reading the books she had there.. fond fond memories
Datsun1500 wrote: How many of you knew that Goldbug was on every page? I spent hours trying to find him, like the original Wheres Waldo...
I think he was only on every page in "Cars and Trucks and Things that Go!"
In most of the books, I think Lowly Worm was on every page.
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