Curious George

Curious George is the protagonist and main character from a series of popular children's books by the same name, written by Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey. more...

The books feature a curious monkey named George, who is brought from his home in Africa by Ted, the Man in the Yellow Hat to live with him in a big city.

Premise

The stories often consist of George getting into some form of trouble by being overly-curious, and the man with the yellow hat getting him out of it. George often learns a lesson from these adventures, which parallel the way young children learn about the world around them. Being children's literature, these adventures only result in lessons that a young person can comprehend.

Creation

The series was written and drawn by the husband and wife team of H. A. Rey and Margret Rey, starting in 1941. At first only Hans Rey was credited for the work in order to differentiate the Reys' books from the large number of children's books written by female authors. Later, Hans Rey was credited for the illustrations and Margret Rey for the writing. The Reys produced many other children's books but the Curious George series was the most popular. It has been re-edited continuously in the six decades since the first volume came out. The current United States publisher is Houghton Mifflin of Boston.

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