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Book

Richard Scarry's 5-minute stories.

Call Number

  • JE FAVORITE SCAR (CEN)

Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Random House, [2022]

Physical Description

146 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Summary

This fun-filled collection of stories, each of which can be read aloud in five minutes, is the ticket to Busytown, where kids will meet such friendly characters as Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, Sergeant Murphy and others.

Contents

  • The Busy day
  • Pig Will and Pig Won't
  • A Visit with Tillie
  • Sergeant Murphy's safety rules
  • Dolly's birthday party
  • Lowly Worm's horrid pests
  • Good friends and neighbors
  • A Day at the fire station
  • A Day at the police station
  • Postman Pig and his busy neighbors
  • The Pig family
  • Going shopping
  • Corn on the cob
  • Guess who?
  • The Birthday party
  • Pig Won't's decision
  • Sergeant Murphy and the banana thief
  • Ma Pig's new car.

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