A Giant Golden Book that came out in 1968, it wasn't my first book, but it's the first one I remember. I remember Bossy Bear, Dilly Duck and her ducklings, Happy Rabbit, and Paddy Dog, and many other characters. I remember the fabulously inventive drawings and the primary colours (plus brown). I remember feeling at home in Busy Town, perhaps my first image of "The Urban", with its chaos, diversity, street life, and enterprise. This book was a total gateway drug for me. Opening it up today I am still charmed, and I still want to live in Busy Town.
