Ukay Shopping at Bookay Ukay
My mom said I preferred playing by myself when I was younger and I believe her. I remember reading everything I could find at home – cereal boxes, manuals, magazines and books with words I couldn’t understand at the time. I was reading Archie comics and Veronica didn’t want to kiss a sick Archie because she would “catch his germs.” I had no idea what germs were but I finished the story and put two and two together. Wow, I really learned a lot from Archie and the gang.
So I’ve been meaning to visit this second hand bookstore called Bookay Ukay for a while now and I finally did the other day.
When I got there, two little boys were so excited to find the book they were looking for. I didn’t get to see what it was but they needed the help of a tall older boy who worked there to reach the higher shelves.
“Balik kayo dito, ikwento niyo kung tungkol saan yung libro ha?”
There was another girl who worked there and she kept scanning the new arrivals that came in boxes, turning a few pages and trying to decide which category it fell under. A bookstore manned by people who actually like books – that’s how all stores should be.
I was so happy to find pieces of my childhood there. HAHA! Ang drama ba? But seriously, Sweet Valley High, R.L. Stine, Babysitter’s Club!!! They even had the old school choose-your-own-adventure books! I used to spend hours reading Enid Blyton’s stuff. I would totally ace this quiz on Roald Dahl. “I used to have this book!!” Richard Scarry books were one of my favorites. There was also a whole section for Filipino authors.
I had a couple more interesting finds like this book called “Karen Kepplewhite is the World’s Best Kisser” — children’s book about kissing? Interesting. There were also biographies. Some books are classics. Some are not.
What makes the place even more awesome is the fact that they had JUICE.PH magazines! Go on your own treasure hunt! Bookay Ukay is located at 55 Maginhawa st. UP Village Diliman Quezon City (bookay.multiply.com)
Do you love books, too? Let me know by leaving a comment, I like making friends with other book lovers!:)
About the Author
Maria Isabella Simone Arroyo Magalona or known as Saab Magalona is a Filipina actress who started in the TV5 youth-oriented drama series Lipgloss. She is the daughter of Francis Magalona and sister of Maxene Magalona & Elmo Magalona. A celebrity blogger at
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Intro to The Busy World of Richard Scarry
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Scarry, RIchard TINKER AND TANKER AND THEIR SPACE 1st $250.00 |
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NEW GOLDEN STORY LIBRARY BOOKS Richard Scarry Little HC $250.00 |
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Richard Scarry Busy World Act. Fig. Set Nick Jr. MOC 95 $249.99 |
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Warhol, Andy Richard Scarry BEST IN CHILDRENS BOOKS 33 $150.00 |
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More Adventures of Tinker and Tanker, Written and Illustrated by Richard Scarry $150.00 |
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Jackson Kathryn, Richard Scarry ANIMALS MERRY CHRISTMAS $150.00 |
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Scarry, Richard GREAT BIG SCHOOLHOUSE $135.00 |
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NWT 1995 8″ GUND Busy World of Richard Scarry Lowly Worm Plush and Hilda Hippo $129.99 |
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Lot 32 ALL Richard Scarry Books What Do People Do All Day Best Storybook Ever $129.99 |
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Adventures of Tinker and Tanker, Richard Scarry, Nice $125.00 |
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Richard Scarry’s Playtime, Pop-Outs, 1972, RARE $125.00 |
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Richard Scarry – Le Livre des Mots – Paris 1964 VG cond $119.99 |
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NIB RARE~BRIO,RICHARD SCARRY~GAS STATION~FITS ALL wooden TRAIN track-RETIRED $119.99 |
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Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy World~HB~1992 $119.99 |
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BUSYTOWN RICHARD SCARRY Lowly Worm Huckle lot set of 6 Huckle Cat Sally Hilda $119.99 |
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Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day $99.99 |
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Lot of 99 Little Golden Books Vintage Eloise Wilkin Richard Scarry Teacher $99.99 |
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THE LOOK & LEARN LIBRARY -RICHARD SCARRY’S -4 VOLUME’S- $99.71 |
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RARE~BRIO,RICHARD SCARRY fire station~wood TRAIN track $97.49 |
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RARE~BRIO,RICHARD SCARRY TRAIN station~wood TRAIN track $97.49 |
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RARE~BRIO,RICHARD SCARRY~GROCERY STORE~wood TRAIN track $97.49 |
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RARE~BRIO,RICHARD SCARRY~GAS STATION~wood TRAIN track $97.49 |
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RARE~BRIO,RICHARD SCARRY TRAIN station~wood TRAIN track $97.49 |
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Scarry, Richard THE SUPERMARKET MYSTERY 1st $95.00 |
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Scarry, Richard GOING PLACES 1971 1st Edition First Printing $95.00 |
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Scarry, Richard LE LIVRE DES MOTS / BEST WORD BOOK 1st $95.00 |
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VTG NWT 1995 8″ GUND Richard Scarry Lowly Worm Plush $92.00 |
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My Nursery Tale Book RICHARD SCARRY 1974 HC Good $90.00 |
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Busy World of Richard Scarry Lowly Worm Plush doll 9″ $89.99 |
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Richard Scarry’s Animal Mother Goose, A Edition, 1964 $85.00 |
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Richard Scarry Busytown BRIO Train Station Grocery store lot fits Thomas *EUC* $80.00 |
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Richard Scarry’s Busy Busy World by Richard Scarry (Hardcover) $79.95 |
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Richard Scarry – THINGS TO KNOW – BEST STORIES EVER – GOING PLACES – 3 Vol’s HC $79.95 |
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Little Golden Book The Party Pig Richard Scarry $80.41 |
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NEW 1995 GUND Plush LOWLY WORM The Busy World Of Richard Scarry Stuffed Toy $75.64 |
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Scarry, Richard Richard Scarry’s Animal Nursery Tales $75.00 |
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Brio Richard Scarry Busytown Train Station $75.00 |
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Richard Scarry’s Mr. Fixit’s Mixed-up Christmas $75.00 |
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GUND Richard Scarry HILDA HIPPO Plush Stuffed Animal $75.00 |
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Scarry RICHARD SCARRY’S ANIMAL MOTHER GOOSE 1st Editon First Printing $75.00 |
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Scarry, RICHARD SCARRYS GREAT BIG SCHOOLHOUSE $75.00 |
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Scarry RICHARD SCARRY’S CARS & TRUCKS & THINGS THAT GO $75.00 |
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Scarry RICHARD SCARRYS NICKY GOES TO THE DOCTOR 1st $75.00 |
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Scarry, Richard RICHARD SCARRYS GOING PLACES 1st $75.00 |
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NWT 1995 GUND LOWLY WORM Plush The Busy World Of Richard Scarry Stuffed Toy $75.00 |
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RARE Richard Scarry Scary Scarey LOWLY Worm & Pigs Fire Truck Car w Book ERTL $74.99 |
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Brio Wooden Train Set Fits Thomas RICHARD SCARRY BUSYTOWN~FIRE STATION HOUSE~LOT $74.99 |
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Richard Scarry’s Busytown 5 Figure Lot Tomy 1995 Bananas Mr Frumble Huckle Cat $74.99 |
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Richard Scarry’s Funniest Storybook Ever! $71.99 |
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NIB RICHARD SCARRY BANANA CAR~ WOOD fits train tracks $67.49 |
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NIB RARE~BRIO, RICHARD SCARRY Mr. Frumble & PICKLE CAR $67.49 |
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RICHARD SCARRY’S BUSY, BUSY WORLD, A GIANT GOLDEN BOOK, 1972 $65.00 |
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Scarry RICHARD SCARRY’S STORYBOOK DICTIONARY A GIANT GOLDEN BOOK $65.00 |
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BRIO Richard Scarry’s Busy Town Train Staion $65.00 |
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Large lot of RICHARD SCARRY busytown lowly worm VHS BOOK plush toys figures A $64.99 |
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I am a Bunny by Ole Risom illus Richard Scarry 1963 $62.99 |
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The Adventures of Tinker & Tanker, Richard Scarry HC $62.99 |
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Richard Scarry’s PLANES CARS TRAINS BOATS – 1967 – My Golden Go-Go Library $60.00 |
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Brio Richard Scarry Busytown Train Caboose Huckle Cat $60.00 |
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LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK #66 TWO LITTLE MINERS 1st Book RICHARD SCARRY Illustrated $60.00 |
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Richard Scarry’s Busytown – Edible Icing Cake Topper Party Supplies $9.99 Includes (1) Edible Icing Cake Topper…. |
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Richard Scarry’s Best Busy People Video Ever!: (Kids First Award winner) [VHS] $7.98 Huckle, Lowly Worm, and rest of the schoolchildren are inspired by their teacher’s discussion about different kinds of occupations and what people in those fields do all day. The kids run to the schoolyard for some make-believe, playing at what they’d like to be when they grow up. Huckle becomes a grocer like his father, Freddie Fox a baker specializing in mud pies, and Rhonda Raccoon a truck driv… |
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Richard Scarry’s Best Learning Songs Video Ever! [VHS] $7.98 A painless way of learning a few things about shapes, numbers, letters, opposites, and good manners, Best Learning Songs Video Ever is an engaging treat for young kids who love music. The story finds Huckle Cat and his buddies putting on a backyard variety show that draws the entire town as an audience. With Huck as master of ceremonies and Lowly Worm as stage manager, the children of Busy Town en… |
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The Busy World of Richard Scarry – The Best Birthday Present Ever [VHS] $9.98 The first story is a sweet and comic piece about young Huckle’s determination to get his mother the finest gift he can think of for her special day. When he and his pal Lowly Worm settle on a cuckoo clock, the problem seems to be solved. Until, that is, a run-in with (who else?) Mr. Frumble leaves the clock broken and Huckle’s bike wrecked. They take both items to Mr. Fix-It, who then forgets whic… |
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Dark City (Director’s Cut) [Blu-ray] $7.48 If you’re a fan of brooding comic-book antiheroes, got a nihilistic jolt from The Crow (1994), and share director Alex Proyas’s highly developed preoccupation for style over substance, you might be tempted to call Dark City an instant classic of visual imagination. It’s one of those films that exists in a world purely of its own making, setting its own rules and playing by them fairly, so that … |
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Dark City (Director’s Cut) $2.98 DARK CITY DIRECTOR’S CUT – DVD Movie… |
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The Busy World of Richard Scarry: Every Day There’s Something New $6.37 Busytown is an enchanting place that’s abuzz with energy and life. Featuring the beloved characters from the worldwide bestselling book series from acclaimed author Richard Scarry, young audiences will love to sing and laugh along as Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Mr. Fixit, Hilda Hippo, Sgt. Murphy and Bananas Gorilla make their way through the day exploring their happy and lively world. Always concerne… |
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Richard Scarry’s Busytown – T-Shirt $11.99 Richard Scarry’s Busytown – T-Shirt… |
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Little Golden Book Favorites by Richard Scarry (Hardcover) $5.93 Three all-time favorite Little Golden Books by Richard Scarry–Chipmunk`s ABC; Good Night, Little Bear; and The Bunny Book–are gathered together in a sweet mini-treasury. |
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Richard Scarry`s Best Storybook Ever $9.65 Description not available. |
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Richard Scarry’s Busiest Fire Fighters Ever $3.95 Children have loved Little Golden Book for over 50 years. They have written their names inside each front cover and pored over the colorful pictures. Parents have shared Golden Moments with their children, reading, such classic as The Poky Little Pup… |
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Richard Scarry`s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go by Richard Scarry (Hardcover) $9.05 A toddler book that covers that many things in a child surrounding that “go”. Offering a variety of illustrations with the story, it is an all time favorite from a well known author for childrens books. |
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Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever $9.65 Detailed, labeled illustrations grouped by theme, subject, and setting introduce young readers to over 200 words. |
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The Busy World of Richard Scarry: It’s a Busy, Busy Day! (DVD) $8.64 255 characters or less! |
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Richard Scarry’s Bedtime Stories $3.95 Illus. in full color. Five funny tales featuring Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, Bananas Gorilla, and the rest of Scarry’s memorable men |
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Richard Scarry’s a Day at the Airport $3.95 Rudolf Von Flugel takes Huckle, Sally, and Lowly on a tour of the airport. |
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Busy World of Richard Scarry: Fun In Busytown (DVD) $6.43 |
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Richard Scarry`s Biggest, Busiest Storybook Ever (Hardcover) $23.24 Three of Richard Scarry`s busiest and most beloved books-Cars and Trucks and Things That Go, Busy, Busy Town, and Best Word Book Ever-are bound together in a handy hardcover edition. Children will spend countless hours enjoying all… |
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Richard Scarry`s Busy, Busy Town (Hardcover) $9.1 Animal characters introduce the many kinds of jobs held by the inhabitants of Busytown, including brave firefighters, nurses, carpenters, busy housekeepers, and many others |
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Richard Scarry`s Please and Thank You Book $3.95 Description not available. |
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Busy World of Richard Scarry: Good Times Never End (DVD) $8.9 |
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Richard Scarry`s Best Little Word Book Ever $3.95 Detailed, labeled illustrations grouped by theme, subject, and setting introduce young readers to over 200 words. |
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Richard Scarry`s Best Counting Book Ever (Hardcover) $9.23 Description not available. |
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Richard Scarry`s Great Big Busy Adventure Book (Paperback) $10.26 It`s BIG! This follow-up to Richard Scarry`s Big Busy Sticker & Activity Book is jam-packed with puzzles, mazes, dot-to-dots, color-by-numbers, word searches, word scrambles, crosswords, and more. Plus, there are over 100 playing cards … |
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Richard Scarry`s Best Mother Goose Ever (Hardcover) $10.09 A collection of popular nursery-rhymes for small children, completely illustrated with colorful nursery-rhyme characters |
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Richard Scarry`s Cars and Trucks from A to Z (Board) $3.95 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.   |
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Richard Scarry’s Best Busy Year Ever (Hardcover) $7 255 characters or less! |
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Richard Scarry`s What Do People Do All Day $9.59 This is a simple, fun-filled introduction to the different kinds of work grownups do. |
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Richard Scarry`s Shapes and Opposites (Board) $6.88 Triangular pennants and circular moons: That’s just the start, as Richard Scarry goes on to explore lines; directions (around, between); sizes (big elephant, small mouse); amounts (full and empty); and opposites (soft pillow, hard … |
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Richard Scarry`s Christmas Tales (Hardcover) $6.88 Celebrate Christmas Busytown-style. Firefighters are stringing lights, stores are crowded, and everyone is in a merry mood in these four mini bo Aard books based on Richard Scarry`s Best Christmas Ever! Each brightly illustrated story … |
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Richard Scarry`s Best Counting Book Ever/ El Mejor Libro Para Contar de Richard Scarry $8.86 Young fans of Richard Scarry`s will enjoy these pages cluttered with activity while they count from one to one hundred and are exposed to some simple arithmetic. |
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Richard Scarry`s Colors (Board) $6.88 With art by Richard Scarry, you know this is going to be more than your average color concept book: it educates and entertains too! Bright and fun to look at, it offers plenty of amusement and action on every page. And as they’re enjoyi… |
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Richard Scarry`s The Great Pie Robbery and Other Mysteries $7.42 Meet Sam Cat and Dudley Pig, detectives: They find fingerprints and search for clues. They catch robbers. They delight young readers with their antics! Whenever the criminals strike Richard Scarry’s two endearing animal sleuth… |
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Richard Scarry’s Best First Book Ever $8.44 Favorite Scarry animal characters introduce simple learning concepts and over 700 words. Kids will enjoy the surprises as Scarry |
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Richard Scarry`s Busiest Pop-up Ever! $19.79 Description not available. |
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Richard Scarry`s Favorite Storybook Ever $10.09 Description not available. |
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Richard Scarry`s This Is Me (Board) $6.88 There’s a particularly funtastic extra for parents and grandparents who grew up with this story—and their children too: two big pictures of Arthur Pig from the front and the back that show where he can find his nose, eyes, neck, w… |
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Richard Scarry`s ABC Word Book (Hardcover) $7.41 In a brief story for each letter of the alphabet, the letter is printed in red every time it appears in the text or in the labels for the many illustrations. |
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Richard Scarry`s Best Little Books Ever (Hardcover) $6.88 These Busytown books may be little…but Richard Scarry`s beloved Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, and other beloved characters are as entertaining as ever! Toddlers will love these four brightly illustrated classic concept board books, which cover… |
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Busytown Mysteries Untitled (Paperback) $3.95 In this Busytown Mysteries book, help Huckle Cat solve a mystery by lifting the flaps to find clues. |
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Edutainment Bundle: Richard Scarry / Bunch Of Munsch / Postcards: Buster (DVD) $10.88 |
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Richard Scarry’s Getting Ready for School Workbook $4.94 Description not available. |
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Richard Scarry`s from 1 to 10 (Board) $6.88 Simple text and illustrations teach children how to count from one to ten with the aid of animal characters doing different activities such as five frogs sailing boats and eight mice flying airplanes. |