Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales Picture Book

Customer Reviews

You can't go wrong with this book

2008-07-12
I actually prefer the larger format red paper-back (which I believe is out of print, but includes nursery rhymes). However, this version is great too. The stories and illustrations are great. A must-have.

A classic for your toddler's library

2008-05-30
This is a must-have in every toddler's library. The stories are classic, and the illustrations are colorful and lively. My almost-3-year-old son can't get enough. This is an excellent gift book as well.

Still great 30 years later!

2008-03-28
This book is one from my childhood with an updated cover. It has many different stories that are 1 to 3 pages. I can't wait to share it with my daughter! It has great stories like the Teeny Weeny Mouse, the 3 Billy Goats Gruff, Gingerbread Man and SO many more! A must buy for kids!

Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales

2007-11-19
There are many, many fairy tales books out there. I wanted something that would hold my 2 year-old daughter's attention while I read to her at night. I thought a good place to start would be some of the fairy tales I remembered as a kid, stories such as the "Three Little Pigs" and "Goldilox and the Three Bears."

Most of the fairy tale books I found were composed mainly of text with a few antiquated pictures every now and then. And this is fine for older children, but no so for a two year old. When I came across this book, I knew I had struck gold.

Those of you with children not familiar with Richard Scarry's books are missing out on some of the greatest learning/reading tools out there. Scarry's books are visually appealing -- multiple drawings of delightful animal characters on each page, moving the story along and giving your child plenty of details to view while listening.

As a child of the 70's, I was already familiar with Scarry's books. I must have read each of them dozens of times as a kid, pouring over and appreciating the details in every picture. Let's face it, the way to get kids into reading is to make it interesting; this is certainly a good way to start them off early.

If you're looking for a good way to get the kids interested in reading, or if you just want a quality book of fairy tales for the children in your life, look no further than this one. It's a book your children will cherish and, like myself, read to their own some day.

Great Book. Still have it.

2007-01-04
This book was given to me as a christmas present over 20 years ago. I still have it and still love it.

Son's favorite book

2003-02-03
Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and many other classic nursery tales are retold with Richard Scarry's beloved animal artwork. First published in 1975, this hardcover collection is perfect for reading aloud to the youngest Scarry fans!