The Complete Adventures of Curious George

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Summary: This book is a must for any child's library.
Review: My son is almost three and has asked for this book every night for months! I think he relates to George and lives vicariously through his adventures. Just a great collection of stories.

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Summary: The Complete Adventures of Curious George
Review: My three children love this book. I have 3 yr. old boy and girl twins and a 2 yr. old daughter. They want to read it everyday. We read Curious George Goes to the Hospital at least once a day and sometimes more. The stories are rather long but this is always the first book they choose and one story is never enough. I have always heard of Curious George but never read one of the books. I am very pleased with this book and the pictures are the best. They can sit down and tell the story to themselves by looking at the pictures. I now understand why Curious George is so popular still today.

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Summary: "That sailor's eating the phone" and other peculiar content
Review: My two year-old has just met Curious George. She has never seen anyone smoke a pipe, so she asked "Why that silly sailor eating the phone?". She's in no danger of taking up smoking, so I'm not fussed about that content. It is the fact that George's curiosity gets him stuffed into a sack and abducted by the man in the yellow hat, who becomes a father figure to George, that most disturbs me. Am I the only one who is made uneasy by this occurence? Here is the man in the yellow hat, eventually presented as George's friend, but he proves himself first to be a tricky person.

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Summary: A GREAT STARTING POINT FOR YOUNG READERS
Review: Parents, you cannot go wrong with this book. The stories are wonderful and the illustrations are bright and cheerful. A Curious George book was the first book that I ever checked out of my elementary school library and that started off my love for reading.

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Summary: One of the greats of children's literature
Review: The Complete Adventures of Curious George is a wonderful volume and a must for any children's literature collection. The illustrations are superb and several individual drawings are classics in their own right.

While one can argue that the story lines do not teach children the best lessons, the role of Curious George as whimsical anarchist is important as society marches towards complete uniformity.

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Summary: A staple of children's literature, anytime
Review: The Curious George series was my absolute favorite when I was a child, and I was born much after they first came out.

The Curious George books are perfect for any child. Curious George plays out every child's dreams; some stories, such as Curious George Goes To The Hospital, make unfamiliar and scary experiences friendly and familiar. The man in the yellow hat helps George, but doesn't dominate his adventures. The writing style succeeds in capturing George's mind frame and will make you laugh. Most of all, there is always a richly developed plot that leads to a powerful, happy conclusion, but not before George learns a lesson. Nobody ever discourages George's curiousity, except jokingly. The watercolors are warm and familiar. Indeed, I've forgotten about most of my children's books except the Curious Georges.

In an age where children's books are mostly condescending, hyper-PC, no-suspense junk, Curious George seems almost perfect. Buy this for all the children in your family.

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Summary: Too much monkey
Review: The Curious George stories are cute in small doses but after awhile they become rather repetitive.

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Summary: A classic
Review: The first few stories are certainly classics. Further adventures in the book are not as fine, but they certainly do entertain. George is so cute. That darn monkey!

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Summary: So Nice!
Review: The pictures are really beautiful, I like them very much and sodo Curious George!

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Summary: MASTERPIECE THROUGH SIMPLICITY!!!!!
Review: The storytelling through simplistic acts is ingenius. Curious George is the metaphore of childhood. The Man in the Yellow Hat is the adult who is always there for advice and then steps back and watches his child make their own decisions. A Legendary charecter, author, and a prized timepiece. EXCELLENT!