Common Sense Note
George's antics will have kids laughing. The writing is simple and direct and the art is charming in this adventure tale.
Common Sense Review
Reviewed By: Mary Dixon Weidler
George's insatiable curiosity--and children's understanding of what could go wrong--make the book such a fun read. "My baby brother does that!" one six-year-old exclaimed at the pictures of George dialing the phone.
"He doesn't know any better," a five-year-old boy said--and he explained, to his mother's relief, "After all, he's a monkey!"
Author/illustrator H. A. Rey takes care to fill every other page with a colorful cartoonlike drawing. One outstanding picture shows an aerial view of George holding balloons and floating over the city. However, sometimes a series of thumbnail pictures appear on one page and confuse young children. "Are there three monkeys?" one four-year-old asked.
This book was the first of a series of Curious George adventures, including Curious George Rides a Bike. A great book about the life of a real primate is Koko's Kitten, by Dr. Francine Patterson.
From The Book
He hurried through the building and out on the roof. And then he was lucky to be a monkey: out he walked on to the telephone wires. Quickly and quietly over the guard's head, George walked away. He was free!
Plot Summary:
What happens when you take a curious monkey out of the jungle and set him loose in the big city? When the monkey is Curious George, the answer is chaos ... and a whole lot of fun! It's one adventure after another until he is arrives happily at the zoo.
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