{"id":48551,"date":"2014-11-27T01:14:24","date_gmt":"2014-11-27T01:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/27\/a-scarry-present.html"},"modified":"2014-11-27T01:14:24","modified_gmt":"2014-11-27T01:14:24","slug":"a-scarry-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/27\/a-scarry-present.html","title":{"rendered":"A Scarry Present"},"content":{"rendered":"

I loved the Richard Scarry books when +<\/span>Kay Hill<\/a><\/span> was of that age, and +<\/span>Margie Kleerup<\/a><\/span> grew up with them as a child herself.<\/p>\n

The present is a Scarryer place than ever.<\/p>\n

Originally shared by +Boing Boing<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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TOM THE DANCING BUG: Richard Scarry's Busy Town in the 21st Century. http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2014\/11\/26\/tom-the-dancing-bug-richard-s.html<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I loved the Richard Scarry books when +Kay Hill was of that age, and +Margie Kleerup grew up with them as a child herself. The present is a Scarryer place than ever. 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