Best Selling Books by Margret Rey

George and his friend Steve eat all of the honeycomb Betsy was going to use for her report on bees, so they build a beehive to make more.

A lonely giraffe teams up with the nine playful monkeys.

So many books—and one busy monkey! George is lucky to arrive at the library just in time for story hour. But it’s not easy for a little monkey to sit still too long . . . From selecting books to getting his very own library card, George’s day at the library makes reading fun for little ones.

While waiting for the man with the yellow hat to buy train tickets, Curious George causes trouble by mixing up numbers on the schedule, but he makes up for it when a little boy''s toy rolls toward the tracks.

While visiting Mt. Rushmore, Curious George gets into mischief when he takes an unplanned ride on a hot air balloon. Share Curious George''s irresistible qualities—ingenuity, opportunity, determination, and curiosity in learning and exploring—with these easy-to-read picture books for your young readers.

After repeatedly disastrous efforts to get himself out of trouble, George ends up being the first monkey in space.

With afterword by Louise Borden Now in paperback: The first story to feature Curious George, with a historical afterword by Louise Borden. “There is originality and a childlike humor in both the amusing antics and engaging pictures.”—Booklist A lonely giraffe with no playmates meets nine monkeys with no home. Can there be a happy ending? Of course there can—one of the monkeys is Curious George! This is the first story to feature Curious George, and when you read it, you’ll know why children demanded that Margret and H.A. Rey give him his very own adventures. Enjoy the fun on every page of this playful celebration of imagination and friendship. Louise Borden, author of The Journey that Saved Curious George, has written an afterword placing Cecily G. in historical context vis-a-vis the development of Curious George and the Reys’ personal journey.

“This is George. He lived in Africa. He was a good little monkey, and always very curious.” With these words, H. A. and Margret Rey introduced the world to Curious George in 1941, 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. Now, in recognition of the sixtieth anniversary of his debut, Houghton Mifflin proudly presents a special edition of George’s best-loved adventures. With an introduction by critic Leonard Marcus, a retrospective note by publisher Anita Silvey, and a cataloged history of the Reys by curator Dee Jones, this collection offers a fun and fascinating portrait of a classic character and his unique creators.

George is monkeying around—and having a delicious adventure! When George and the man with the yellow hat stop to shop at a chocolate factory store, George becomes curious about how the chocolates are made. Though he begins to follow the factory tour, soon he is off to investigate on his own… “The only predictable thing about that dynamic monkey, Curious George, is his unpredictability.”—The New York Times

When the man with the yellow hat tells George that he is planning a surprise, of course George is curious. Before long George finds a hat, noisemakers, decorations, and games. It must be a birthday! But whose birthday is it? That’s the surprise!

George is lucky to arrive at the library just in time for story hour. But it’s not easy for a little monkey to sit still too long. From selecting books to getting his very own library card, George’s day at the library makes reading fun.

Curious George gets carried away—literally!—when a kite takes him for a ride in this classic illustrated children’s book for beginning readers. When George uses a string to help get a baby bunny back to its mother, he learns how string can be used for all sorts of things—like fishing or flying kites. But when Bill’s kite flies away with George attached, it will take the man in the yellow hat to get George back on solid ground. This classic Curious George adventure is told in a simplified text suitable for first-graders to read themselves.

Curious George and the man in the yellow hat attend a baseball game to cheer on the Mudville Miners.

Readers learn the alphabet along with George as the man in the yellow hat teaches the curious monkey how to read.

It s the first day of school and George has been invited to Mr. Apple s class to be a special helper George is just the right monkey for the jobthat is, until he starts to make his usual mischief. A mixture of red and yellow paint makes orange . . . a mixture of yellow and blue makes green. . . . and a mixture of all the paint colors makes a big mess After a speedy adventure up and down the halls of the school, George and Mr. Apple clean up the classroomwith a little help from George s new friends."

Curious George gets into mischief while camping but is able to redeem himself in an emergency. Share Curious George''s irresistible qualities—ingenuity, opportunity, determination, and curiosity in learning and exploring—with these easy-to-read picture books for your young readers.

“The only predictable thing about that dynamic monkey, Curious George, is his unpredictability.”—The New York Times After a long day at the fair George is frustrated. It seems he is always too small! But when George falls asleep and wakes up BIG, he discovers being too large can be difficult, too—and maybe he''s the right size after all… This heartwarming tale stars the monkey beloved by millions—the “adorable but trouble-making primate” known as Curious George (Forbes).

Tired of being treated differently by his family just because he is spotted and the other rabbits are white, Spotty sets out on his own to seek acceptance. This edition of the original 1940s classic, with its vintage pictures and optimistic ending, offers a story that still needs to be told.

The curiosity of a newly-captured monkey gets him into considerable trouble.

Curious George gets in trouble by feeding the animals at the zoo, but when a parrot escapes from the rainforest exhibit he is able to save the day.

George shows his gratitude in this story starring everyone’s favorite monkey! George is thrilled to get a thank-you card in the mail from his friend Betsy. It makes him want to send thank-you cards to everyone he knows. Who can he thank? George tries to remember all the people who have been nice to him. But tracking them down to deliver his homemade cards soon becomes a challenge . . .

The adventurous monkey is all alone in the big city! Can he find the man in the yellow hat? When the man with the yellow hat promises to buy George a holiday surprise during their trip to the city, George decides he wants to give his friend a surprise too. But it isn’t long before the little monkey’s curiosity gets him into trouble and he gets separated from his friend. Though he has fun seeing the tourist sites and all the sparkling decorations, what he really wants most is to find his best friend again—and enjoy the city together . . . Includes new bonus activities!

Curious George, an inquisitive monkey, causes quite a stir when he tries his "hand" at making pancakes at a fundraiser for the chilren''s hospital.

Curious about the big truck next door, George takes a closer look. He wants to see how it works. Before long he finds that one little lever can mean great big trouble! But George quickly puts his monkey ingenuity to work and finds a surprising solution to his messy mishap.

While visiting the museum with Jimmy''s class, Curious George can''t resist climbing onto one of the exhibits. The director of the museum isn''t very happy about that, but George sure knows how to make a field trip interesting!

George goes to the ballet but his curiosity interferes with the performance.

While on a field trip to a fire station with Mrs. Gray''s class, Curious George goes off on his own and is soon at the scene of a fire, where he finds a way to be helpful.