126. Richard Scarry's 5 Minute Stories

Richard Scarry's 5 Minute Stories. Richard Scarry. 2022. [May] 160 pages. [Source: Library]

First sentence: Huckle and Lowly got out of bed.

There are many, many themed books in the 5 Minute Stories series. I typically don't seek them out for review. (For better or worse. Maybe I've been judging too many books by their covers.) But when I saw this book of RICHARD SCARRY stories, well, I knew I needed to read it. (I grew up on Richard Scarry). 

These are not new stories. Just a new arrangement of previously published stories. But I wasn't mad about it. Not at all. 

The stories in this collection are:

• The Busy Day
• Pig Will and Pig Won't
• A Visit with Tillie
• Sergeant Murphy's Safety Rules
• Dolly's Birthday Party
• Lowly Worm's Horrid Pests
• Good Friends and Neighbors
• A Day at the Fire Station
• A Day at the Police Station
• Postman Pig and His Busy Neighbors
• The Pig Family
• Going Shopping
• Corn on the Cob
• Guess Who?
• The Birthday Party
• Pig Won't's Decision
• Sergeant Murphy and the Banana Thief
• Ma Pig's New Car

Pig Will and Pig Won't get a LOT of time. There are so many different stories focused on Pig Will and Pig Won't. And the stories seem very repetitive and same-same. If I was reading this aloud to a child--say at bedtime--there's enough time between Pig Will and Pig Won't stories that it wouldn't be a big deal. And the stories are enjoyable--just very repetitive. 

I definitely LOVED, loved, loved some of these stories. Some of them are hilarious. I really enjoyed a Day at the Fire Station and Ma Pig's New Car. 

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