This author/illustrator's books, set in Busytown, feature animals which make his art accessible to kids of all cultures, but he's been criticized for assigning only traditional role models to his male and female characters. He got a bit better at this in later books--moms as well as dads took the train to work, boys learned to bake a pie, but Mother Cat never did learn to change a tire. He was born in Boston, served five years in the Army, moved to New York City and hoped to become a commercial artist, but found a job illustrating for Golden Press. His first book, Best Word Book Ever, came out in 1963 and was followed by several other crowded, cheerful colorful books in the late 60's and early 70's. This is Richard Scarry.
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