a curious fellow's birthday!
As I mentioned in yesterday's blog, June 14th is considered by some to be Curious George's Birthday--some say it was June 14, 1940 because that was the day creat ors H.A. & Margaret Rey fled war-torn Paris with the manuscript for what would become Curious George. Interesting facts about the lovable and curious monkey: *Curious George first appeared in Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys (1939); in this book George's name was Fifi *Curious George was published in 1941 * In the U.K. George was originally called "Zozo" to avoid using the name of the then King George VI *What is sometimes called the "Original Adventures", these 7 titles are by Margret & H.A. Rey. Curious George (1941) Curious George Takes a Job (1947) Curious George Rides a Bike (1952) Curious George Gets a Medal (1957) Curious George Flies a Kite (1958) Curious George Learns the Alphabet (1963) Curious George Goes to the Hospital (1966) I was f...