Hans and margret rey created many books during their lives together, including curious george, one of the most treasured classics of all time, as well as other favorites like spotty and pretzel. Find the candle, find the sword, knights strong shield, orange gourd. The unexpected profundity of curious george the new yorker. The curious george books seemed out of fashion once my daughter was old enough. They are best friends and they live together in the city and the country. Curious george is the main character of a series of popular childrens books and tv episodes of the same name, written by margret and h. Have you ever wanted to know how a curious little monkey named george met the man in the yellow hat. The true wartime escape of margret and h a rey by louise borden chronicles world war ii. This is the very first book in the curious george series, lets read it together and find out. Jaunty rhymes introduce each inviting scene and list the objects readers can find. Official site of curious george, featuring games and printable activities, resources for parents and teachers, curious george books, toys, dolls, birthday supplies, apps, plus the latest news. How curious george escaped the nazis the new york times. George who is referred to as a monkey in the books that was brought from his home in africa by the man with the yellow hat.
Rey, are ed and trademarked by houghton mifflin harcourt and used under license. Hans and margret rey created many books during their lives together, including curious george, one of the most treasured classics of all time. Twelve fulltobursting spreads represent home interiors from lighthouses to castles. Curious george is a childrens book written and illustrated by margret rey and h. Curious george and related characters, created by margret and h. It is the first book in the curious george series and tells the story of an orphaned monkey named george and his adventures with the man with the yellow hat. Join curious george as he snoops around a wide variety of houses and homes.