The Crossword Solver found answer to “Storybook sister”, 6 letters crossword clue. The Crossword Solver finds answers to American-style crosswords, British-style crosswords, general knowledge crosswords and cryptic crossword puzzles.
Answer : RICHARD SCARRY
Richard McClure Scarry is unquestionably one of the most-loved children’s authors of all time. He has written more than 300 books which have gone on to sell more than 150 million copies globally that have been translated into about 30 languages.
Scarry was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 5, 1919. His family owned a store and they were financially sound. Scarry enjoyed an environment full of joy, compassion and appreciation during his upbringing.
When WWII had come to an end Scarry did various freelance works in the art section for quite a few magazines. Richard also did illustrations for authors of children’s books such as Patricia Murphy (his future wife), Margaret Wise Brown and Kathryn Jackson. In 1948 Scarry got married to Patricia Murphy – the children’s text book writer that he illustrated for.
Scarry’s career as an author and illustrator of children’s books picked up in the 1950’s when Little Golden Books began to publish his work. His initial works such as “Rabbit and His Friends,” and “Great Big Car and Truck Book”, got published in 1951. Simon and Schuster went on to publish more of his children stories.
He is best known for his Best Ever book series that take place primarily in the fictional town of Busytown, “which is populated by friendly and helpful resident [animals…such as] “Mr. Frumble, Huckle Cat, Mr. Fixit, Lowly Worm, and others…” The series spawned a media franchise.
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