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Curious George Original Adventures
The Complete Adventures of Curious George
“This is George. He lived in Africa. He was a good little monkey, and always very curious.” With these words, H. A. and Margret Rey introduced the world to Curious George in 1941, and the world has loved him ever since. The tales of this cheerful and resilient little hero have kept generations of readers enthralled and entertained. Now, in recognition of the sixtieth anniversary of his debut, Houghton Mifflin proudly presents a special edition of George’s best-loved adventures.
With an introduction by critic Leonard Marcus, a retrospective note by publisher Anita Silvey, and a cataloged history of the Reys by curator Dee Jones, this collection offers a fun and fascinating portrait of a classic character and his unique creators.
With an introduction by critic Leonard Marcus, a retrospective note by publisher Anita Silvey, and a cataloged history of the Reys by curator Dee Jones, this collection offers a fun and fascinating portrait of a classic character and his unique creators.
422 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1969
About the author
Margret Rey
217 books114 followersMargret Elizabeth Rey (May 16, 1906 – December 21, 1996), born Margarete Elisabeth Waldstein, was (with her husband H. A. Rey), the co-author and illustrator of children's books, best known for their Curious George
Although she was born in Germany, she fled to Brazil early in her life to escape Nazism. While there, she met her future husband Hans (who was a salesman and also from Germany). They married in 1935 and moved to Paris, France that same year.
While in Paris, Hans's animal drawings came to the attention of French publisher, who commissioned him to write a children's book. The result, Rafi and the Nine Monkeys, is little remembered today, but one of its characters, an adorably impish monkey named Curious George, was such a success that the couple considered writing a book just about him. Their work was interrupted with the outbreak of World War II. As Jews, the Reys decided to flee Paris before the Nazis seized the city. Hans built two bicycles, and they fled Paris just a few hours before it fell. Among the meager possessions they brought with them was the illustrated manuscript of Curious George.
The Reys' odyssey brought them to the Spanish border, where they bought train tickets to Lisbon. From there they returned to Brazil, where they had met five years earlier, but this time they continued to New York, New York. The books were published by Houghton Mifflin in 1941, though certain changes had to be introduced because of the technology of the time. Hans and Margret originally planned to use watercolors to illustrate the books, but since they were responsible for the color separation, he changed these to the cartoon-like images that continue to feature in each of the books. (A collector's edition with the original watercolors was recently released.)
Curious George was an instant success, and the Reys were commissioned to write more adventures of the mischievous monkey and his friend, the Man in the Yellow Hat. They wrote seven stories in all, with Hans mainly doing the illustrations and Margret working mostly on the stories, though they both admitted to sharing the work and cooperating fully in every stage of development. At first, however, Margret's name was left off the cover, ostensibly because there was a glut of women already writing children's fiction. In later editions, this was corrected, and Margret now receives full credit for her role in developing the stories.
Margret and her husband moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1963, in a house close to Harvard Square. Following her husband's death in 1977, Margret continued writing, and in 1979, became a Professor of Creative Writing at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Starting in 1980, she also began to collaborate with Alan Shalleck on a series of short films featuring Curious George and more than two dozen additional books.
In 1989 Margret Rey established the Curious George Foundation to help creative children and prevent cruelty to animals. In 1996, she made major donations to the Boston Public Library and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She was also a long-time supporter of the Longy School of Music. The Reys spent twenty summers in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, to enable H.A. Rey to better observe the stars for his astronomy writing. They became an integral part of the Waterville community and their legacy is honored by The Margret and H.A. Rey Center and the Curious George Cottage located there.
Dr. Lena Y. de Grummond, a professor in the field of library science (specializing in children's literature) at The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. contacted the Reys in 1966 about the university's new children's literature collection. H.A. and Margret made a donation of a pair of sketches at the time. In 1996, after Margret's death, it was revealed in her will that the entire literary estate of the Reys were to be donated to the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at Southern Miss.
Although she was born in Germany, she fled to Brazil early in her life to escape Nazism. While there, she met her future husband Hans (who was a salesman and also from Germany). They married in 1935 and moved to Paris, France that same year.
While in Paris, Hans's animal drawings came to the attention of French publisher, who commissioned him to write a children's book. The result, Rafi and the Nine Monkeys, is little remembered today, but one of its characters, an adorably impish monkey named Curious George, was such a success that the couple considered writing a book just about him. Their work was interrupted with the outbreak of World War II. As Jews, the Reys decided to flee Paris before the Nazis seized the city. Hans built two bicycles, and they fled Paris just a few hours before it fell. Among the meager possessions they brought with them was the illustrated manuscript of Curious George.
The Reys' odyssey brought them to the Spanish border, where they bought train tickets to Lisbon. From there they returned to Brazil, where they had met five years earlier, but this time they continued to New York, New York. The books were published by Houghton Mifflin in 1941, though certain changes had to be introduced because of the technology of the time. Hans and Margret originally planned to use watercolors to illustrate the books, but since they were responsible for the color separation, he changed these to the cartoon-like images that continue to feature in each of the books. (A collector's edition with the original watercolors was recently released.)
Curious George was an instant success, and the Reys were commissioned to write more adventures of the mischievous monkey and his friend, the Man in the Yellow Hat. They wrote seven stories in all, with Hans mainly doing the illustrations and Margret working mostly on the stories, though they both admitted to sharing the work and cooperating fully in every stage of development. At first, however, Margret's name was left off the cover, ostensibly because there was a glut of women already writing children's fiction. In later editions, this was corrected, and Margret now receives full credit for her role in developing the stories.
Margret and her husband moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1963, in a house close to Harvard Square. Following her husband's death in 1977, Margret continued writing, and in 1979, became a Professor of Creative Writing at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Starting in 1980, she also began to collaborate with Alan Shalleck on a series of short films featuring Curious George and more than two dozen additional books.
In 1989 Margret Rey established the Curious George Foundation to help creative children and prevent cruelty to animals. In 1996, she made major donations to the Boston Public Library and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She was also a long-time supporter of the Longy School of Music. The Reys spent twenty summers in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, to enable H.A. Rey to better observe the stars for his astronomy writing. They became an integral part of the Waterville community and their legacy is honored by The Margret and H.A. Rey Center and the Curious George Cottage located there.
Dr. Lena Y. de Grummond, a professor in the field of library science (specializing in children's literature) at The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. contacted the Reys in 1966 about the university's new children's literature collection. H.A. and Margret made a donation of a pair of sketches at the time. In 1996, after Margret's death, it was revealed in her will that the entire literary estate of the Reys were to be donated to the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at Southern Miss.
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January 5, 2022
Nostalgic!
I was four years old when I first read and I fell in love with the curious “monkey.”
It made plenty of sense that George could read and write, ride a bike and fly a kite. 🙃
Still, I had a great time thinking about my four-year-old self while reading this book.
I think I’ll find something else from those days.
I was four years old when I first read and I fell in love with the curious “monkey.”
It made plenty of sense that George could read and write, ride a bike and fly a kite. 🙃
Still, I had a great time thinking about my four-year-old self while reading this book.
I think I’ll find something else from those days.
July 27, 2021
I don't remember much about this story. I do remember repeatedly reading it in 1st grade maybe second as well. It definitely was one of the biggest influences in showing me my love for reading stories.
Please share this with your little ones, if you didn't read it yourself growing up.
Please share this with your little ones, if you didn't read it yourself growing up.
December 28, 2015
I have to admit that my daughter loves George. We even got her the plushy of her favorite curious monkey to go along with the tv series, and every night, she still requires us to bring down this book and have her daddy read it to her. She loves to snuggle and hug my face and say, "It's okay daddy, it's okay," whenever George jumps too far and breaks his leg or when he flies away into the great blue, getting sad because he'll never see the Man in the Yellow Hat.
Little does my daughter know, but I every time I read these pages to her, I want to slip in little things, like the Man in the Yellow Hat is actually the King in Yellow from Carcossa, and George's other name is Damian from Omen.
George was always too curious, that's why he climbed out of hell to find the King in Yellow. He was always a good little monkey. If only he wasn't so curious, he wouldn't have brought that damn book back with him to corrupt the world....
(I don't really do this to my daughter, of course, but my horror roots do make me giggle with that familiar spark of furious and never-ending desperate glee.)
Little does my daughter know, but I every time I read these pages to her, I want to slip in little things, like the Man in the Yellow Hat is actually the King in Yellow from Carcossa, and George's other name is Damian from Omen.
George was always too curious, that's why he climbed out of hell to find the King in Yellow. He was always a good little monkey. If only he wasn't so curious, he wouldn't have brought that damn book back with him to corrupt the world....
(I don't really do this to my daughter, of course, but my horror roots do make me giggle with that familiar spark of furious and never-ending desperate glee.)
July 29, 2008
As many of my friends know.... I lived with Margret Rey in her Cambridge, MA home in the early 90's, and remained a "girl finder" and good friend with her until her death in 1995. I'll not lay it all out today, but OOOHHH the stories to tell about life with Margret. I believe she is Curious George! You know, she actually looked like him? She told me her husband Hans who was the illustrator for the books slightly made him look like her. I can attest, it is true, especially the nose. :0
I don't have my books in front of my right now, but one day I will page through and try and remember all the funny things she told me and things I noticed that resemble their lives. Just a few from memory: Always a black or black and white cocker spaniel dog in the book. They always had one. If my memory serves me, it was a woman, Margret in the books walking the dog. Always a black man in the books, a good friend of theirs. In the kitchen in one of the books George is sitting on a red dictionary. She always had that red dictionary in her kitchen. One of my prized possessions is a dictionary Margret gave to me. During the holidays her publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. would always send a gift. That year they sent two, and she gave me one. Inside she affectionately wrote: For Emily: To stimulate and improve her mind. Then in her "signature" signature, she drew with a black sharpie pen "with (then she drew a heart and filled it in with a neon orange hi lite marker)from Margret Rey.
More later.... the best part of it is my boys LOVE these books. Their favorite is Curious George Goes to the Hospital. Peter has it memorized.
I don't have my books in front of my right now, but one day I will page through and try and remember all the funny things she told me and things I noticed that resemble their lives. Just a few from memory: Always a black or black and white cocker spaniel dog in the book. They always had one. If my memory serves me, it was a woman, Margret in the books walking the dog. Always a black man in the books, a good friend of theirs. In the kitchen in one of the books George is sitting on a red dictionary. She always had that red dictionary in her kitchen. One of my prized possessions is a dictionary Margret gave to me. During the holidays her publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. would always send a gift. That year they sent two, and she gave me one. Inside she affectionately wrote: For Emily: To stimulate and improve her mind. Then in her "signature" signature, she drew with a black sharpie pen "with (then she drew a heart and filled it in with a neon orange hi lite marker)from Margret Rey.
More later.... the best part of it is my boys LOVE these books. Their favorite is Curious George Goes to the Hospital. Peter has it memorized.
July 2, 2019
As a child, I LOVED Curious George. Curious George will always be near and dear to my heart, although as an adult re-reading the books, I am shocked how disturbing the first book is -- the man with the yellow hat kidnaps George from Africa and puts him in a zoo! How horrible! Also, when George accidentally calls the fire station, they put him in jail for a false alarm. George is a MONKEY! If anyone deserves to be punished, it's the man with the yellow hat! Also, why would children be buying balloons right outside of a prison? The other books aren't much better, either.
In the second book, Curious George Takes a Job, George is put to work washing windows. While washing windows, he sees an apartment being painted, and when the painters leave, he goes into the apartment and paints the room and furniture to look like the jungle, complete with an image of himself swinging from trees. Not only is George very talented, but he clearly misses his home in Africa. He, of course, gets in trouble and breaks his leg as a result of being chased by a mob of angry people. (Personally, I'd be too impressed with a monkey painting such an amazing scene to be angry.) If anyone should get in trouble, it should be the elevator man who gave a window washing job to a MONKEY! And then once his leg heals, he is knocked out when he opens a bottle of ether, which is lying right out in the open, unsecured! What a negligent hospital with a lawsuit waiting to happen.
In Curious George Rides a Bike, the lazy paper boy gives George his newspapers to deliver, and instead of delivering all the papers, George turns them into paper boats. He is then kidnapped to be in an animal show when the director of the show sees him riding his bike. Before the show, chaos ensues when an ostrich nearly chokes to death on George's bugle -- a bugle which was given to George by the show's director -- and as punishment, George is forbidden from participating in the show. However, all ends well when George rescues a baby bear that escaped, and the man with the yellow hat, who clearly couldn't have been too worried to find George missing when returned home, sees George in the show.
After a series of mishaps (which would not have occurred had the man with the yellow hat been supervising George), George ends up at a museum in Curious George Gets a Medal. Not knowing that a palm tree in the dinosaur exhibit is fake, George climbs up the tree to get a nut, and knocks everything over. Of course everyone is angry, and Professor Wiseman, the director of the museum, orders that George be locked up and sent to the zoo. However, just as George is being carried off in a cage, feeling suicidal ("He felt so ashamed he almost wished he were dead.."), the man with the yellow hat bursts in, with a letter addressed to George, from Professor Wiseman himself, asking George to participate in an extremely dangerous experiment -- to go in a spaceship and jump out, something that has never been attempted before. Professor Wiseman then coerces George into agreeing to the experiment, telling George, "Of course everything will be forgiven if you are willing to go." Good thing for the man in the yellow hat that George is agreeable to anything that is asked of him (washing windows, starring in a movie, delivering newspapers, and playing a bugle in an animal show, just to name a few things that have been asked of him), because that means all the destruction at the museum is forgiven!
Curious George Flies a Kite is a cute story, with George having a series of adventures and silly mishaps, and no one taking advantage of his good nature. However, the man with the yellow hat needs to learn some responsibility and ensure that George is properly supervised!
The last two books, Curious George Learns the Alphabet and Curious George Goes to the Hospital are harmless stories as well, and the man with the yellow hat is finally showing some responsibility and is properly caring for George.
Despite the disturbing incidents that happen in half the stories, I'm still a fan of the original books, and a big reason is due to the illustrations -- I just love them. (I cannot stand the modern illustrations -- they are absolutely horrible!)
In the second book, Curious George Takes a Job, George is put to work washing windows. While washing windows, he sees an apartment being painted, and when the painters leave, he goes into the apartment and paints the room and furniture to look like the jungle, complete with an image of himself swinging from trees. Not only is George very talented, but he clearly misses his home in Africa. He, of course, gets in trouble and breaks his leg as a result of being chased by a mob of angry people. (Personally, I'd be too impressed with a monkey painting such an amazing scene to be angry.) If anyone should get in trouble, it should be the elevator man who gave a window washing job to a MONKEY! And then once his leg heals, he is knocked out when he opens a bottle of ether, which is lying right out in the open, unsecured! What a negligent hospital with a lawsuit waiting to happen.
In Curious George Rides a Bike, the lazy paper boy gives George his newspapers to deliver, and instead of delivering all the papers, George turns them into paper boats. He is then kidnapped to be in an animal show when the director of the show sees him riding his bike. Before the show, chaos ensues when an ostrich nearly chokes to death on George's bugle -- a bugle which was given to George by the show's director -- and as punishment, George is forbidden from participating in the show. However, all ends well when George rescues a baby bear that escaped, and the man with the yellow hat, who clearly couldn't have been too worried to find George missing when returned home, sees George in the show.
After a series of mishaps (which would not have occurred had the man with the yellow hat been supervising George), George ends up at a museum in Curious George Gets a Medal. Not knowing that a palm tree in the dinosaur exhibit is fake, George climbs up the tree to get a nut, and knocks everything over. Of course everyone is angry, and Professor Wiseman, the director of the museum, orders that George be locked up and sent to the zoo. However, just as George is being carried off in a cage, feeling suicidal ("He felt so ashamed he almost wished he were dead.."), the man with the yellow hat bursts in, with a letter addressed to George, from Professor Wiseman himself, asking George to participate in an extremely dangerous experiment -- to go in a spaceship and jump out, something that has never been attempted before. Professor Wiseman then coerces George into agreeing to the experiment, telling George, "Of course everything will be forgiven if you are willing to go." Good thing for the man in the yellow hat that George is agreeable to anything that is asked of him (washing windows, starring in a movie, delivering newspapers, and playing a bugle in an animal show, just to name a few things that have been asked of him), because that means all the destruction at the museum is forgiven!
Curious George Flies a Kite is a cute story, with George having a series of adventures and silly mishaps, and no one taking advantage of his good nature. However, the man with the yellow hat needs to learn some responsibility and ensure that George is properly supervised!
The last two books, Curious George Learns the Alphabet and Curious George Goes to the Hospital are harmless stories as well, and the man with the yellow hat is finally showing some responsibility and is properly caring for George.
Despite the disturbing incidents that happen in half the stories, I'm still a fan of the original books, and a big reason is due to the illustrations -- I just love them. (I cannot stand the modern illustrations -- they are absolutely horrible!)
January 18, 2016
I don't fully understand what kids find so appealing about these stories, but Watson was fully engrossed in every single one. It kind of drives me crazy a little how no matter how bad he messes things up, in the end it's all fine, because he didn't intend any harm. He was just curious. It cracks me up how critical I've become of children's media. I am totally my mother's son.
June 23, 2018
This Barnes and Noble collectible edition is so charming! The illustrations are very cute and I love the map on the inside cover that displays “The World of Curious George.” This volume contains six Curious George books that were originally published between 1941 and 1963. (Since I never read these as a kid, I have thoroughly enjoyed getting familiar with this classic monkey!)
October 21, 2011
One of the greatest children's books ever written. A fantastic read for young, curious boys especially.
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August 21, 2022These books sure hit differently as an adult :-D I can see why I loved them so much while at the same time, as an adult, I see things in that that aren't that great. Like how the man in the big yellow hat took George from the jungle in the first place, which I recall being bothered a bit by as a child but sort of happy he did it because we got to see all of George's adventures. I do remember hoping that in one of the books, George would get to go back to the jungle, but alas, in the original seven stories anyway, he never did except for a fake movie set jungle!
Rereading these books, I am amazed how I remembered every single one (I *did* read them over and over as a kid so maybe it's not that amazing!), though the one where he learns the alphabet was always my least favorite because I already knew the alphabet when I read the book. My favorite book was when he rode his bike and the illustrations taught readers how to make paper boats. I have a great memory of my father teaching my youngest brother and me how to fold paper boats from newspapers, just like George had done in the book, using the illustrations in the book. I must have folded 1000s of paper boats since then, and I still fold boats from paper.
These books were written in a different time (do read about the author and illustrator - their stories are fascinating) and it shows. People smoked - something most children's books nowadays try not to depict. Even George smokes a pipe in the first book! There's the whole "let's take a young monkey from his home - yoink - and make him live in a zoo, where every animal is made to seem happy (a depiction still annoyingly happens in kids books. . .). There's a total of one Black person in the whole series, a patient in the children's hospital. And even as a kid I was amazed at all the things George got away with! He was NEVER punished no matter what he did! To a kid who was punished a lot even for small things and accidents, this was pretty major to read about!
However, I still see the appeal in these stories, the number one appeal being the unbridled curiosity that George brought to every new experience. Even if some experiences became scary and some landed George in difficult places (like the hospital even), he was always eager, curious, and open minded. That's a wonderful lesson for kids of all ages, even adult "kids." George also used problem solving from time to time. And every story had a real-life takeaway for readers, whether it was something practical like not to call firefighters if you don't have an actual emergency, to something empathetic and sweet like making sick kids laugh.
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Read as part of my new "Settle back Sunday" initiative where I take advantage of access to children's books I can borrow and give back. When I was a kid, the weekly trips to our town library were some of the few things I loved about my childhood. And the pile of books mom would bring home, from picture books to chapter books, were the things that got me through many a terrible time.
Rereading these books, I am amazed how I remembered every single one (I *did* read them over and over as a kid so maybe it's not that amazing!), though the one where he learns the alphabet was always my least favorite because I already knew the alphabet when I read the book. My favorite book was when he rode his bike and the illustrations taught readers how to make paper boats. I have a great memory of my father teaching my youngest brother and me how to fold paper boats from newspapers, just like George had done in the book, using the illustrations in the book. I must have folded 1000s of paper boats since then, and I still fold boats from paper.
These books were written in a different time (do read about the author and illustrator - their stories are fascinating) and it shows. People smoked - something most children's books nowadays try not to depict. Even George smokes a pipe in the first book! There's the whole "let's take a young monkey from his home - yoink - and make him live in a zoo, where every animal is made to seem happy (a depiction still annoyingly happens in kids books. . .). There's a total of one Black person in the whole series, a patient in the children's hospital. And even as a kid I was amazed at all the things George got away with! He was NEVER punished no matter what he did! To a kid who was punished a lot even for small things and accidents, this was pretty major to read about!
However, I still see the appeal in these stories, the number one appeal being the unbridled curiosity that George brought to every new experience. Even if some experiences became scary and some landed George in difficult places (like the hospital even), he was always eager, curious, and open minded. That's a wonderful lesson for kids of all ages, even adult "kids." George also used problem solving from time to time. And every story had a real-life takeaway for readers, whether it was something practical like not to call firefighters if you don't have an actual emergency, to something empathetic and sweet like making sick kids laugh.
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Read as part of my new "Settle back Sunday" initiative where I take advantage of access to children's books I can borrow and give back. When I was a kid, the weekly trips to our town library were some of the few things I loved about my childhood. And the pile of books mom would bring home, from picture books to chapter books, were the things that got me through many a terrible time.
August 15, 2011
Believe it or not, this is the first book i ever got as a gift. I was about 4 years old, and my sister and i were walking around this book fair. I remember asking my mom if i could buy a book, and she said no since i couldn't read yet at that time and i would probably massacre the book by the end of the week... so, like any sensible kid would do who wanted something and didn't get it, i threw a tantrum. But, unlike other parents, mine are able to diffuse a tantrum in less than a minute. And then, out of the blue, a strange man walks up to us, takes a yellow book, asked for my name, opens it and then started writing something, and then said that i could have it for free. Then, he gave me the book, smiled and turned away. We went home that night and i asked my mom what it says, she said that the man told her not to tell me. So, a couple of years later, when i finally learned to read, my mom gave me the book, and i've treasured it ever since.
on the book it says, "To Abi, who is as curious as George"
on the book it says, "To Abi, who is as curious as George"
February 13, 2012
my hatred of monkeys may very well be traced back to this book.
May 12, 2015
One of my childhood favorites!
May 14, 2023
Historical Trivia: The Reys fled Paris France as the Germans invaded. There were no ways of transportation such as cars, trains. They found a tandem bicycle which they couldn't manage. Hans rebuilt them into 2 and rode to safety with the manuscript of Curious George. Further, as they were Jewish, they changed their names.
November 4, 2023
This collection of the Curious George books also contains a biography of Margret and Hans Rey, the creators of the adorable little monkey who has been a delight to many generations of readers, both young and old.
April 27, 2024
My Great Aunt Lorraine and Great Uncle Al gave this book to me for Christmas and wrote this message in it “To Sean: the other Curious George. From Aunt Lorraine and Uncle Al Christmas 1998”
August 30, 2020
"Perhaps the best children's book I have ever read."
February 19, 2021
Always loved the Original Curious George stories! :)
December 22, 2023
Curious George is lucky he's a monkey and not a cat.
Turns out the story about George visiting the hospital was to help kids learn what to expect the first time they go to a hospital and has helped many kids shed their fears regarding hospitals.
I like that the book is not only entertaining but useful and has a whole section on the lives of the authors, which I found enlightening.
Turns out the story about George visiting the hospital was to help kids learn what to expect the first time they go to a hospital and has helped many kids shed their fears regarding hospitals.
I like that the book is not only entertaining but useful and has a whole section on the lives of the authors, which I found enlightening.
February 28, 2008
Don't even think that I couldn't add this to my list. Curious George was, in fact, an imaginary friend when I was a child living in Boston. Now I own a Margaret Rey signed copy of this Curious George anthology (thanks to my mother and Mary Knell), and it is a book that travels with me (and has to be enjoyed by children--only when they are supervised and have no sticky hands!).
May 3, 2010
My six year old son likes this book. It works very well for someone who is just learning to read. He finds them entertaining and funny which encourages him to read. The large print and simple words are also a plus.
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December 21, 2014Normally, I'm a big fan of the book over the movie, but I actually like the PBS cartoon better than the original stories simply from a political correctness standpoint. My kids don't care though, they love George in any form the can find him.
August 15, 2015
Yay!
George rules.
I read aloud to my nieces, especially the 6yr old. She was captivated.
These are fun great stories, even if the age shows in some things.
A blast, for sure, glad I picked it up.
George rules.
I read aloud to my nieces, especially the 6yr old. She was captivated.
These are fun great stories, even if the age shows in some things.
A blast, for sure, glad I picked it up.
June 29, 2023
All seven of the original Curious George stories are featured in this one volume. As is the nature of treasuries, it's a bit weighty and bulky, which makes it difficult for a small child to hold alone. The two included CDs have readings of each story, which are a hit with the resident toddler of this house!
Having grown up with vinyl records/books-on-tapes, my only beef with the discs is that they do not include a chime or any sort of signal to turn the page! So this is definitely a book/CD pair to enjoy together with your child (in which case, you might as well read the stories aloud yourself) until he can read alone and follow along with the CD.
Having grown up with vinyl records/books-on-tapes, my only beef with the discs is that they do not include a chime or any sort of signal to turn the page! So this is definitely a book/CD pair to enjoy together with your child (in which case, you might as well read the stories aloud yourself) until he can read alone and follow along with the CD.
May 9, 2019
A delightful treasury of the seven original tales of the lovable and mischievously curious monkey named George 🐒 we’ve all read a few times. It’s also interesting how George’s curiosity and behavior reminds us of how we were curious little monkeys ourselves as kids🎈 🚲 🧩 (Grade: A).
February 19, 2024
This book is nostalgic for me, as I had several Curious George books growing up. However, this collection had some stories I had never read before, as well as extra information that I remember enjoyed about the author and context of when it was written.
February 26, 2019
My kids LOVED this book.
May 23, 2021
All of the books in 1 collection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 9, 2022
A bit outdated.
January 13, 2024
My boys love Curious George! The oldest (he's 2) and I have been reading this particular volume together. There's a reason George is a beloved classic!
January 29, 2024
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I love these books but some of the pictures and wording would definitely offend someone these days. Still appreciate all The Rey’s did to make such a fun character.
I love these books but some of the pictures and wording would definitely offend someone these days. Still appreciate all The Rey’s did to make such a fun character.
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