
Curious George AP #1
H A. Rey (1898-1977) occupied much of his twenties and thirties selling bathtubs up and down the Amazon River! This continued until he met and married his future creative collaborator, Margaret. Together they embarked on an artistic career which produced, among other things, the immortal character of Curious George®.The first book in the series was published in 1941 and featured a simple storyline and charming illustrations by Margaret and H. A. Rey. In the book, George's innate curiosity led him to be captured by a nice man in a yellow hat who wanted to take him home from Africa to the zoo. Other volumes soon followed featuring the mischievous monkey¹s adventures onboard ship and in the big city where the man in the yellow hat lived. The Curious George® books eventually comprised one of the most popular series of children's stories ever written. They have been printed in more than a dozen languages. As a result, Curious George® has endeared himself to millions of children and adults