Up for sale is a 1976 first edition of Richard Scarry's The Best Rainy Day Book Ever from publisher Hamlyn.

This edition is now Out Of Print OOP. This edition appears hard to find in unused condition.

It is unused in excellent display condition considering its age published in 1976... it is 49 years old and counting.  What a great find in this rare unused condition.  It has been well kept and loved.

Richard Scarry is one of the world's best-loved children's authors EVER! Generations of children all over the world have grown up spending hours poring over his books filled with all the colorful details of their daily lives. No other illustrator has shown such a lively interest in the words and concepts of early childhood. For himself, whenever he was asked how old he was, Scarry would always put up one hand and laugh, saying, "five!"

In his extraordinary career, Richard Scarry illustrated over 150 books, many of which have never been out of print. His books have sold over 100 million copies around the world, and are currently published in over twenty languages. Richard Scarry, Jr., also an illustrator, carries on his father's work today under the name of Huck Scarry. He was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Society of Illustrators in 2012.

The 1976 Richard Scarry's Best Rainy Day Book Ever published by Hamlyn is an activity book that is now out of print, meaning it is not currently being printed by the original publisher.

However, many of the activities from the original book, such as coloring, writing, cutting, and building paper models, have been re-released in new editions by different publishers.

Original publication details

Publisher: Hamlyn

Publication Year: 1976

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Item description up-to-date 04.2026

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