New Releases by Richard Scarry

Adapted from a holiday-themed television episode, this book tells of Billy Dog, who doesn''t believe in the Easter Bunny, until Hilda steps in and everyone gets a big surprise. Full color.

All the children in Busytown prepare for Valentine''s Day by making special Valentines.

When the endearing characters of Busytown put on their costumes for a Halloween party, you''ll never guess who is scaring whom. Color illustrations throughout.

Written especially to be read aloud, this book has illustrations, words, and sentences to introduce the alphabet.

Help Willy Bunny and his friends count all the things they see! From one bunny to ten flying watermelons, children learn to count and do simple addition.

In this busy time board book, Scarry introduces very young learners to the concept of shapes and sizes with the help of Lowly Worm. Full color.

Lowly Worm discovers that being a circus performer is not as wonderful as he thought it would be--especially if it means giving up your family.

Introduces the numbers and counting from one to one hundred as Willy Bunny counts all the things he sees in one day.

When Huckle mishears the name of the new kid in school as Bully Dog instead of Billy, he''s afraid of him. But once Huckle gets to know Billy, he discovers that being nice, he can make a new friend. Based on an episode of The Busy World of Richard Scarry which airs on Nickolodeon and Showtime. Full color.

Huckle has to go to hospital to have his tonsils out. This book shows children that hospital isn''t such a scary place after all.

After Miss Honey reads the class a pirate story, Huckle and Lowly decide there might be buried treasure right in Busytown.

Lowly Worm''s escapades are ended when a bike accident knocks him off his foot, but get-well cards and friends'' visits convince him that he won''t be down for long

After Mr. Fix-it fixes Mr. Frumble''s wrecked car, Mr. Frumble has trouble recognizing it and tries out a series of vehicles thinking each is his own.

Introduces vocabulary for a variety of situations, including home, farm, traffic, play, and food words.

This is one of a series of small pop-up books designed to fit the tiniest hand or pocket. In this story Mr Frumble loses his hat and chases it into the zoo.

This picture book tells the story of the Cat family - mother, father, Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm. They have a busy day doing their homework and then driving past the beach to meet Grandma at the airport.

This picture book of planes has secrets for children to discover on each page, for example readers are asked to find the hidden Goldbug.

This picture book of boats has secrets for children to discover on each page, for example readers are asked to find the hidden Goldbug.

Illustrated in full color. This car-and- truck-filled alphabet extravaganza that starts with an ambulance and ends with a zippercar, is shaped like Lowly Worm''s applemobile.

A collection of five stories featuring familiar characters such as Lowly Worm and Uncle Willy.

The inhabitants of Busytown prepare for Christmas in this collection of stories, songs, and holiday activities.

Illus. in full color. Favorite Scarry animal characters introduce simple learning concepts and over 700 words.

A rabbit and a hippopotamus have many exciting adventures when they travel to the American West and to Africa.