It may be the most educational musical that the Growing Stage has ever offered children — but that doesn’t mean it’s not a great deal of fun. “Busytown” has been sharply adapted from Richard Scarry’s ...

Farmer Alfalfa heads to town with an old truck full of corn. The truck is on the verge of collapse. But after selling his corn to Grocer Cat, Farmer Alfalfa uses the money to buy a new truck. On ...

GARDNER — Theatre at the Mount will present the children’s musical “Busytown,” based on the books by Richard Scarry, on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 2 p.m. “Busytown” is always buzzing with activity. But ...

Richard Scarry died in 1994, but the books he wrote and illustrated remain must-reads for families. “I have a real connection with the pleasure that his little anthropomorphic characters give children ...

Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm (a puppet worked by John Ellingson, pictured), and Postman Pig jump off the pages of Richard Scarry's beloved children's books and onto the stage in the production of "Busytown.

Baker & Taylor imprint Silver Dolphin Books is getting into the app business. It plans to release six educational apps for the iOS and Android platforms in 2013, including two each based on Mercer ...

It’s not often an audience gets to see a musical by a community theater with a live band — but that’s one of the goals of the Highland Park Players, which produces a children’s show and an adult show ...

Over 40 Characters come to life in the Arkansas Arts Center Children's Theatre Presentation of Busytown (LITTLE ROCK, AR) The Arkansas Arts Center Children's Theatre presents Busytown, on stage March ...

Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day was one of the seminal books of my childhood. There was something about flipping through page after page of anthropomorphized animals delivering the mail and ...