

Rey released seven "Curious George" books during H.

The White House 2003 Christmas decoration using Curious George as the theme with the Barbara Bush portrait. Each book has been in continuous print since it was first published. The Reys produced many other children's books, but the Curious George series was the most popular. Shalleck was credited for the illustrations and Hans Rey and Margret Rey for the writing. The first seven books were illustrated by H.A. Rey was credited for the work in order to distinguish the Reys' books from the large number of children's books written by female authors.

The Jewish couple fled Paris in June 1940, on bicycles they'd made themselves, carrying the Curious George manuscript with them. The original series was written by the husband-and-wife team of Hans Augusto (H. The popularity of the character led the Reys to feature "George" in his own series. and the Nine Monkeys, which was first published in France during 1939 in the late years. George's first appearance was as a monkey named "Fifi" in the book Cecily G. George and the Man in the Yellow Hat become friends and are shown going on adventures together. In the first book, George is caught by "The Man in the Yellow Hat" and taken from Africa to America where the two live together. Despite being referred to as a monkey throughout the series, he is depicted without a tail. George is described as "a good little monkey, and always very curious". Various media, including films and TV shows, have been based upon the original book series. Corey Burton (1980 - mid to late 1980's).Ĭurious George is a fictional monkey who is the title character of a series of popular children's picture books written by Margret and H.
