Margret Rey





Margret Rey

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born
in Germany
May 16, 1906

died
December 21, 1996

gender
female

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About this author

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: 4.10 · 69,654 ratings · 869 reviews · 139 distinct works · Similar authors
Curious George Goes to the ...
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4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 1,514 ratings — published 1999 — 12 editions
Curious George Makes Pancakes
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4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 1,068 ratings — published 1998 — 19 editions
Curious George Goes to a Movie
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4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 382 ratings — published 1998 — 12 editions
Curious George Goes to a Co...
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 377 ratings — published 1986 — 16 editions
Curious George in the Big City
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4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 347 ratings — published 2001 — 10 editions
Curious George Goes to a Ch...
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 321 ratings — published 1998 — 17 editions
Curious George's First Day ...
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 2005 — 13 editions
Curious George and the Puppies
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 293 ratings — published 1998 — 20 editions
Curious George Feeds the An...
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 1972 — 16 editions
Curious George in the Snow
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 1997 — 13 editions
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