Module 2: Classic Children’s & Young Adult Literature
"George promised to be good. But it is easy for little monkeys to forget".
The Complete Adventures of Curious George, H.A. Rey
Book Summary:
"This is George. He lived in Africa. He was a good little monkey, and always very curious." (Rey, 1941). With these words, H.A. and Margret Rey introduced the world to Curious George, and the world has loved him ever since. The tales of this cheerful and resilient little hero have kept generations of readers enthralled and entertained. Curious George is discovered in Africa by the man with the yellow hat and is then taken back to America. This is where the real fun starts. George has so many new adventures and gets into lots of many mischiefs. This book has seven of the original stories written by Margaret and H.A. Rey.
"This is George. He lived in Africa. He was a good little monkey, and always very curious." (Rey, 1941). With these words, H.A. and Margret Rey introduced the world to Curious George, and the world has loved him ever since. The tales of this cheerful and resilient little hero have kept generations of readers enthralled and entertained. Curious George is discovered in Africa by the man with the yellow hat and is then taken back to America. This is where the real fun starts. George has so many new adventures and gets into lots of many mischiefs. This book has seven of the original stories written by Margaret and H.A. Rey.
Reference:
Rey, H.A., & Rey, M. (1941). The Complete Adventures of Curious George, New York, N.Y. Houghton Mifflin.Impressions: I find this book along with any book written before 1970 quite interesting. In the politically correct world of the 21st century, so many of the illustrations, situations and references in any book over 40 years old is downright funny, rude or even considered obscene. For example today, there would be very few books illustrated showing a man or a monkey smoking a pipe. However, this book and all Curious George books are not only cute and lively with lots of full-color illustrations to engage even the youngest babies and children they portray the innocence and wonderment of childhood. This trait has been lost on many children due to poverty, the input of our every increasing violence in the media and their environment. Childhood should be fun, exciting and filled with curiosity, however sometimes it's better experienced through the fun pages of a book instead of first hand like so many of the dangers that George seems to escape unharmed.
KidLitCrit (Feb. 22, 2014) [Review of the book The Complete Adventures of Curious George, By H.A. Rey] Retrieved from http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/1f001522f6/the-complete-adventures-of-curious-george?_cc=__d___&_ccid=drqelq.nwndhq
Library Uses: Curious George is one of the kids favorite story time programs. We have a whole themed program that can include just monkeys, all types of animals or even just circus animals. We make headbands for the kids that has the different type of animal ears; we read about animals, including Curious George and we sing a song or two about animals and learn about the different sounds animals make. We usually bring in the most exotic animals we can find, once we had a zebra, but so far we have not found a monkey! Once we had a person from the local Public Broadcasting Services come in to visit all the kids dressed as Curious George.
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