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| Author | Margret Rey H. A. Rey |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Curious George |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 1941 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| Followed by | Curious George Takes a Job |
Curious George is a children's book written and illustrated by Margret Rey and H. A. Rey, and published by Houghton Mifflin in 1941.[1] The first book in the Curious George series, it tells the story of an orphaned monkey named George and his adventures with the Man with the Yellow Hat.[2] For 80 years (as of May 1, 2021), it has sold over 25 million copies, and has been translated into various different languages such as Japanese, French, Afrikaans, Portuguese, Swedish, German, Chinese, Danish, and Norwegian.[3] It is also in the Indie Choice Book Awards Picture Book Hall of Fame[4] and has been the subject of scholarly criticism.
- ^ Eisenberg, Rebecca (14 May 2014). "Language Time with Curious George". Leader Live. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
- ^ "Curious About George?". Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Curious About George?". Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Indies Choice Book Awards / E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards". the American Booksellers Association. Retrieved 2021-05-03.