The character of George the monkey originated from the 1939 publication of Cecily G. It is also in the Indie Choice Book Awards Picture Book Hall of Fame and has been the subject of scholarly criticism. As of 1 May 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. 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. Rey, and published by Houghton Mifflin in 1941. George is a children's book written and illustrated by Margret Rey and H.
Curious George has been successfully adapted into a major motion picture and an Emmy-winning television show on PBS and “Pretzel and the Puppies,” based on their picture books, is a streaming series on Apple TV+. Committed philanthropists in their own lives, a portion of proceeds from each Curious George book sold flows to the Curious George Foundation, which funds programs for children that encourage inquisitiveness in learning and exploring. They had many pets-including two marmoset monkeys that joined them on one of their steamship journeys across the Atlantic. Rey created many books during their lives together, including Curious George, one of the most treasured classics of all time, as well as other favorites like Pretzel, Spotty, and Find the Constellations.
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