Margret Rey





Margret Rey

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born
May 16, 1906 in Germany

died
December 21, 1996

gender
female

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Margret Elizabeth Rey (May 16, 1906 – December 21, 1996), born Margarete Elisabeth Waldstein, was (with her husband H. A. Rey), the co-author and illustrator of children's books, best known for their Curious George

Although she was born in Germany, she fled to Brazil early in her life to escape Nazism. While there, she met her future husband Hans (who was a salesman and also from Germany). They married in 1935 and moved to Paris, France that same year.

While in Paris, Hans's animal drawings came to the attention of French publisher, who commissioned him to write a children's book. The result, Rafi and the Nine Monkeys, is little remembered today, but one of its characters, an adorably impish monkey named Curious George, was such a success tha...more


Average rating: 4.08 · 58,417 ratings · 954 reviews · 151 distinct works
The Complete Adventures of ...
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4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 9,021 ratings — published 1969 — 10 editions
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Curious George Goes to the ...
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 7,404 ratings — published 1966 — 13 editions
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Curious George Visits the L...
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4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 2,126 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions
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Curious George Flies a Kite
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 1,212 ratings — published 1958 — 18 editions
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Curious George Visits the Zoo
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4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 793 ratings — published 1985 — 7 editions
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Curious George Makes Pancakes
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 496 ratings — published 1998 — 15 editions
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Curious George Goes to the ...
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4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 471 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions
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Curious George and the Rocket
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4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
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Curious George Goes to the ...
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Curious George Goes Camping
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 1990 — 15 editions
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More books by Margret Rey…
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Curious George New Adventures (49 books)
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4.074568384963879 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 8,167 ratings

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