Talk:Richard Scarry

message: I don't believe that a page hosted on rotten.com is entirely appropriate, despite the innocence of the page itself. The entire domain is blacklisted by my work proxy server and, given the content of the main site, I don't think this is a suitable external link for Wikipedia.
While there are some interesting and valuable pages on that website (and the page itself is pretty innocuous), I'm more concerned about the accuracy.  I haven't seen any corroboration for claims that he was a plagiarizer, a womanizer, etc.  Maybe I'm just under-informed, but if not, Wikipedia shouldn't be linking to inaccurate information. Wolfychan 03:54, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree...I have been seeing rotten.com links to their semi-factual, semi-humorous links popping up all over wikipedia. I'm gonna go on a gnome-crusade against 'em.--Zaorish 02:22, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rotten.com Link 

message: The article says: In 1955, he designed the character Smokey Bear for Little Golden Books.
But Smokey Bear says: Smokey Bear is a mascot of the United States Forest Service created in 1944
Doesn't sound like the same character.
Bovlb 02:19, 2005 Jun 18 (UTC)
I think what's going on (and I am editing both this article and Smokey Bear to reflect this) is that in 1955 Little Golden Books came out with a book about Smokey Bear, who was by then well known, and that their book version was drawn by Scarry.  According to a couple of U.S. Forest service sites (see here and here), the official artist (i.e. for the bear on all the Firestry Service posters and whatnot) was Rudolph (Rudy) Wendelin. —Steve Summit (talk) 18:12, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Smokey Bear 

message: Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Sergeant Murphy, Mr. Frumble, Mr. Fixit, Sally, and Uncle Willy are just a few of his best-known creations. I will add to the list as I remember their names! This is definitely info that people want when researching Mr. Scarry. It would be lovely to see a list of character names with a picture (or link to a picture, if copyright is an issue) next to each. —Lilly Williams (talk) 21:02, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you think Sergeant Murphy was named in honor of his wife? Bongomatic (talk) 16:10, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  some of his best-known characters 

message: The Little Bear link says that the linked series was by others, not Sacrry. Is Good Night, Little Bear actually part of that series? If so, the page on the series should be updated. If not, the link on the Sarry page should be removed. Dvd Avins 21:33, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: "Good Night, Little Bear" was written by Patsy and illustrated by Richard.  It has been linked incorrected to 'Little Bear'.  Unusually (from what I've seen) the title of this book isn't printed on the cover as "Richard Scarry's Good Night, Little Bear" 220.245.241.190 (talk) 11:09, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Little Bear 

message: The article states he was born in Boston, Mass., but is currently categorised under 'People from Ridgefield, Connecticut'. It should be one or the other - which was it? --Thoughtcat (talk) 20:10, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Place of origin categorisation 

message: There is no hint of how his life might have impacted on his art.  To an adult eye much of his work has a satiric edge. This would be worth adding.--Jack Upland (talk) 10:03, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biographical background 

message: Please add the following books to his list: 
Richard Scarry's Mother Goose. Written and Illustrated by Richard Scarry. Golden Press New York, 1972.
Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever. Written and Illustrated by Richard Scarry. Golden Press New York, 1964.
Boats. Written and Illustrated by Richard Scarry. Golden Press New York, 1967. 
You may want to check http://www.worldcat.org for the ISBN numbers. This link may help. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26356514&referer=brief_results
206.57.40.102 (talk) 15:42, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. -- Quiddity (talk) 21:06, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: More Books

message: Inside the Little Golden Book #66 Two Little Miners By Margaret Wise Brown and Edith Thacher Hurd Pictures by Richard Scarry, 1949, the Author's and Artist description contains the following text: 
″This is the first book Richard Scarry has illustrated. After graduating from the Boston Museum School, he did magazine art. During World War II he was an art director in the army.″
Pamcwill (talk) 05:46, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: First book illustrated

message: Samdelstorm (talk) 03:37, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation of name; additions to actual biography section? 

message: The last paragraph of this section leaves a lot of auxiliary verbs out. 98.87.132.15 (talk) 01:11, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Busytown section 

message: The bibliography section here is in alphabetical order and doesn't include date of first publication. A better format would be in order of publication, and with date of first publication in parentheses. This would allow the reader to see the development of his stories and ideas just by glancing at the bibliography.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.44.95.215 (talk) 08:37, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bibliography needs dates 

message: I have replaced the pronunciation note in the History section with one written in the IPA, as best I could figure it out using Irish orthography and Irish phonology. I couldn't find a source online and I probably got it a bit wrong, so any Irish Gaelic speakers, especially those familiar with the accent from the west coast of Ireland where his name originated, please fix it. MacMog (talk) 01:21, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Need Irish Gaelic speaker to check pronunciation 

message: I'm not an authority on Scarry, only a huge fan, so I won't presume to touch the text...but I'm fairly certain that the 1991 "Best Year Ever" book listed in the bibliography section, the correct title of that book is "Best Busy Year Ever."  I have a copy of the book in front of me now, and some Internet searching seems to confirm that the longer title is the only correct one.  Someone who knows the subject better than I do might want to look into this further.
byamrcn 20:54, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  1991 "Best Year Ever" - incorrect title?