Busy World of Richard Scarry

Mr. Fixit is delighted with his new invention--a machine that will take him to the center of the Earth. // The monks in Abbot Thomas' monastery are very happy, except for Brothers Denis and Pierre. // Mr. Gronkle is fed up with his ancestral castle which is falling down, so he decides to tear it down.

Bananas is doomed to bad luck, or at least that's what he thinks. // Couscous, the greatest detective in North Africa, is shocked to learn that Pépé le Gangstaire and his gang of dirty rats are to be let out of jail. // Mr. Frumble is delighted to learn that Busytown is going to get its first ever drive-in movie.

It's Busytown Day, and a delighted Hilda, and a not so delighted Huckle are chosen as King and Queen. // Through rain, sleet, snow, and dark of night, the mail must get through. // Huckle, Hilda, Lynnie, and Lowly aren't too keen on Miss Honey's selection of music for the school recital.

There's going to be a big race in Busytown, and the first prize is a neato bike. // Little Manuel and his lively imagination are back as he and Pedro play jungle explorers. // Pig Will and Pig Won't have their ideas about what happens when you go to the doctor's.

All the big kids are playing basket ball, and Sally and Robbie want to play too, but they're a little too small to compete. // It's time for the big festival of giants in Belgium. // It's raining, it's pouring, and Huckle, Lowly, and Sally are bored stiff.

When renovations are required after a fire, grouchy Mr. Gronkle must look for some place to stay. // Leo-pardo Da Vinci is great at everything he does. He's a genius. // Mr. Root is given a very difficult task by Mayor Fox: to make Busytown Bloom.

Huckle, Lowly, Hilda, and Sally come to the realization that P.S. Pig and Mr. Frumble are two adults in Busytown who are alone. // In Uruk, in 3,000 B.C. the royal architect, Forget-Bur has a problem: he keeps forgetting things. // It's happened. Hilda has a tooth ache and she is in denial.

There's a new neighbour moving to Busytown, and she's moving into the old spooky house. // A long long time ago, people were afraid of the ghosts and goblins that live in the forest. // Sally is having trouble learning her numbers, so much so that she decides she doesn't need numbers.

On a particularly busy day in Busytown, Mr. Gronkle gets fed up with the hustle and bustle and the NOISE. // Long ago, before people knew their numbers, a young scribe is given the task of taking inventory of a wealthy man's estate. // Billy is not a great speller, but when luck has it and he knows how to spell the word responsibility.

It's spring, and while playing soccer, Huckle knocks a bird's nest out of a tree. // We don't really know who invented the first valentine, but it's pretty certain that person was in love. // When Denis is invited to Sprout Goat's sleepover, he realizes that he's a little scared about sleeping in a barn.

The substitute teacher, Mr. Tough, has a very special field trip for the class: to the ancient Stone Circle. // The mayor of New York can't believe it. It's Christmas and someone is trying to steal all of New York before her very eyes. // Cousin Russ is planning a great masquerade party, but the little kids are worried because it's going to have a spooky theme.

while playing pirates, Huckle, Lowly, Billy, and Hilda discover a message in a bottle. // Hilda's written her own story for storytime, about one very snowy Christmas eve. // The annual Easter Egg Hunt is fast approaching and all the kids are excited, except for Billy, Huckle, and Lowly.