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Curious George Visits the Library (Curious George New Adventures)
George is lucky to arrive at the library just in time for story hour. But it’s not easy for a little monkey to sit still too long. From selecting books to getting his very own library card, George’s day at the library makes reading fun.
Paperback, 24 pages
Published
August 25th 2003
by HMH Books
(first published August 1st 2003)
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Mom's Review: Obviously you know why I picked this one out for Jake when he was little. I read it to him at least once a week and he enjoyed it -- as well as the rest of the Curious George stories. It seemed to work as he really enjoyed going to the library -- so far hasn't worked for Jesse, he still doesn't like the library. It's a cute little story, but a wee bit dated. As well the patrons of the library and the library staff are a little too stereotypical for this modern library worker. One o...more
Curious George Visits the Library by Margaret and H.A. Rey is a picture book. The age group this book is intended for is nursery to primary. The book describes an impatient and curious monkey, who just wants to hear a book about dinosaurs, at story time. Once he’s waited long enough, he take the dinosaur book and browses the library for more books.
I liked this book, but I chose to borrow it from the library as an ebook. I don’t have a kindle or nook, so I downloaded a program to my PC. The writi...more
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Apr 30, 2012
Alexandria
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Samantha and Patricia
Recommended to Alexandria by:
Myself
Shelves:
picture-books,
tv-characters
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It reminds me of trips to the library with my little monkey...although my daughter wondered what those old fashioned due date "stamp" things were...
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Curious George books were my favorite books when I was a little girl. I would go to the library and always check them out. This one is about George going to the library with his friend in the yellow hat. George is waiting patiently during story hour for the librarian to read a book about a dinosaur, but George can't wait any longer and takes the book. George finds himself in a mess in the library and needs help cleaning it up. He ends up taking home the dinosaur book and the man in the yellow ha...more
This is the usual sort of Curious George story where he gets into trouble without trying to, in this case at the library. The Man in the Big Yellow Hat leaves him at the storytime and looks for books for himself, but the monkey gets bored and starts looking for books that appeal to him, borrows a book cart and ends up crashing it. All his new friends from the storytime chip in to help tidy things up and get books too, and George gets a library card and gets to take books he likes home to enjoy.
H.A. Rey's works are always legendary, and Curious George is infamous. What I found most interesting about this work, is how it captures history in a very unintentional way. The children loved the story, but they also loved finding out how we used to go about our book lending without fancy computers, scanners, and kindles. It's very interesting on that level. Curious George Visits the Library is a classic that should be preserved just like our Libraries.
Since I work at the library, this was an obvious choice for a bedtime book. And judging by my experience, it is a pretty accurate portrayal of a library visit, except that no one asked for a parent's ID for George to get his card, George was left at storytime to be babysat (a big no-no), and there were no consequences for his little library destruction caper. All in all, though, this is a satisfying and entertaining book.
The kindergartners and first graders enjoyed this story, even if I didn't appreciate that George faces no consequences. The Man and the librarian never explain to him how he should have acted differently. One class pointed out how he shouldn't have taken the book or ridden the cart down the ramp, but the other classes didn't, and I think those things should have been discussed in the book.
Cute! Part of this story hit home with me! When I'm on a children's book kick (like now!), I go through the children's section picking an armload of books off the shelves too. Hmmm, my very own booktruck at the public library? I'll have to look into that! :D
On the back cover, there's a maze (Help George find his way to the librarian or something like that). I showed this to my 3-year-old daughter, and it started a one-week whirlwind love affair with mazes.
This book is really good to read to your students before they go to the library. They will learn about the way things work at the library. It is a really cute book and many of your students can relate to it.
My favorite little monkey takes a trip to the library and participates in story hour. As we all know it is hard for little monkeys to stay out of trouble. A great book about reading and the library.
Aaaaaah good ole Curious George! Loved this one about his zany antics at the library! George picks out too many books and causes trouble when he tries to find a solution to carrying them all.
The illustrations of George during story time look so familiar...
Dad still hasn't read any dinosaur books to me yet.
Mar 12, 2013
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rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
713-y-childrens-713,
00713-own-pb-or-hb-00713
I swear this has happen to me before, ow strange
George is so enthusiastic about books! A classic
May 08, 2013
Indah Threez Lestari
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3 of 5 stars
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Shelves:
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indonesian
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Curious George is adorable!
Good first week of school book for orienting Kindergarten to the library
This one is great for toddlers who regularly visit the library. It has a lot of familiar things to point out, like the pictures on the books, how hard it is to sit still during story time, and checking out the library books from the librarian.
One of my favorite George books. Doesn't have the ridiculous plot of him doing something wrong then doing something right that is totally unrelated and that gets him out of trouble.
Curious George visits the library, but he wants to take out too many books (I can sympathize) . . . and ride the cart out the door.
I discovered the intriacies of having a grand adventurous time at the library by implementing the core principles of Mister Curious George.
that mischievious little monkey visits and upheaves the local library. good read aloud for preschools.
Pretty typical Curious George story with innocent mishap all ending well.
I don't mind reading this one over and over and over....
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Hans Augusto Rey was born on September 16, 1898, in Hamburg, Germany. He grew up there near the world-famous Hagenbeck Zoo, and developed a lifelong love for animals and drawing. Margarete Elisabeth Waldstein (who would be known to most of the world as Margret Rey) was also born in Hamburg on May 16, 1906. The two met briefly when Margret was a young girl, before she left Hamburg to study art. The...more
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Oct 04, 2012 06:44pm