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SCARRY, PATRICIA - The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Three Aesop Fables

Title: The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Three Aesop Fables
Description: New York: Golden Press, 1969. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Richard Scarry. Color Illustrations; This copy includes the letter B on the inner hinge of the last page of the book. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and address on the inside front cover. "Scarry's most famous series of books was about Busytown. Scarry's characters were almost always anthropomorphic animals. His books were popular with children throughout the world. Over 100 million copies of his books were sold, and they have been translated into dozens of languages. While his books are largely populated by common animal species such as dogs, cats, raccoons, bears, owls, goats, foxes, wolves, rabbits, lions, tigers, hippos, pigs, mice, chipmunks, elephants, crocodiles, beavers, walruses, and others, he proved to be quite adept at giving human characteristics to a seemingly endless number of creatures. Many of his later illustrations feature characters in traditional Swiss clothing and show architecturally correct drawings of half-timber houses. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

Keywords: Young Adult Patricia Scarry Richard Scarry Aesops Fables Little Golden Book Young Adult

Price: US$ 15.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 39220

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