As a kid I always loved Richard Scarry’s books. Something about those chunky little anthropomorphized animals with their stubby arms really appealed to me. It might have been the detailed surroundings of Busytown or the inherent sense of humor in the illustrations. Now I dig reading these to my kids. This panel here is from a board book called “Huckle’s Opposites,” and it features one of my favorite characters, good old Lowly Worm. He’s only got one shoe, yet he still manages to ride a skateboard. He may push mongo, but his skateboard is stylish. Hang on, how does he push at all? Is that a Chuck Taylor? You can investigate the answers yourself by picking up your own copy from the dollar bins at Target.
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SCphotog
I read those to my kids too… some of ’em are a bit strange. Fun.
bay area bro bra
I always liked the fact that the butchers and cops were played by pigs.
colinwalshrules
off subject, but how cares. a couple friends and i are gonna go to AUMSVILLE tonight from Corvallis, if any one wants to meet up and shred tuff we will be there at like 9pm or so yea
colinwalshrules
i cant spell
conahan
Whoa, one-footed ollie.
skaterhusseindave
doesn’t push, just bombs hills and gyrates
shvitz
Lowly Worm sponsored by Longboard Larry these days?
Hays
I was just about to send that in. I’m pretty sure there’s one where Cous Cous the Algerian Detective hits some inline skates…