Richard Scarry's The Great Steamboat Mystery

Ages 3 to 7, Grades P to 2

There’s always something fun to see or learn in Richard Scarry’s Busytown! A jewel thief is aboard a steamboat. Thankfully, Sam Cat and Dudley Pig, two of Busytown’s best detectives, are on the case!

Detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pig have been invited to a fancy wedding party aboard a steamboat. But when a jewel thief strikes, they must catch the crook instead of eating yummy cake! Children ages 3 to 7 will enjoy searching for clues in this humorous storybook! It's a great way to introduce young children to the friendly characters in Richard Scarry’s Busytown.

Series Overview: We are publishing two Richard Scarry titles in Spring 2023: The Great Steamboat Mystery and The Supermarket Mystery are both 32-page full-color storybooks. We're hoping to reissue/recover two or three Richard Scarry titles per year.

About the Author

Richard Scarry is one of the world's best-loved children's book authors EVER! In his extraordinary career, 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. No other illustrator has shown such a lively interest in the words and concepts of early childhood. Richard Scarry was posthumously awarded a lifetime achievement award from the Society of Illustrators in 2012.

Author Residence: Deceased

Author Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts