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Curious George New Adventures
Curious George and the Puppies
When George and the man with the yellow hat visit the animal shelter, George is delighted to discover a large litter of puppies. At first, George just wants to pet the puppy, but then he wants to hold one. George's curiosity gets the best of him, and soon puppies are everywhere. Fall 1998 marks the introduction of eight new Curious George Adventures available in three formats, hardcover, paperback, and paperboard. Fans will also enjoy Curious George in the Snow, Curious George Goes to a Movie, Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory, Curious George's Dream, Curious George Makes Pancakes, Curious George and the Hot Air Balloon, and Curious George Feeds the Animals.
24 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1998
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About the author
Margret Rey
240 books122 followersMargret 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 that the couple considered writing a book just about him. Their work was interrupted with the outbreak of World War II. As Jews, the Reys decided to flee Paris before the Nazis seized the city. Hans built two bicycles, and they fled Paris just a few hours before it fell. Among the meager possessions they brought with them was the illustrated manuscript of Curious George.
The Reys' odyssey brought them to the Spanish border, where they bought train tickets to Lisbon. From there they returned to Brazil, where they had met five years earlier, but this time they continued to New York, New York. The books were published by Houghton Mifflin in 1941, though certain changes had to be introduced because of the technology of the time. Hans and Margret originally planned to use watercolors to illustrate the books, but since they were responsible for the color separation, he changed these to the cartoon-like images that continue to feature in each of the books. (A collector's edition with the original watercolors was recently released.)
Curious George was an instant success, and the Reys were commissioned to write more adventures of the mischievous monkey and his friend, the Man in the Yellow Hat. They wrote seven stories in all, with Hans mainly doing the illustrations and Margret working mostly on the stories, though they both admitted to sharing the work and cooperating fully in every stage of development. At first, however, Margret's name was left off the cover, ostensibly because there was a glut of women already writing children's fiction. In later editions, this was corrected, and Margret now receives full credit for her role in developing the stories.
Margret and her husband moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1963, in a house close to Harvard Square. Following her husband's death in 1977, Margret continued writing, and in 1979, became a Professor of Creative Writing at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Starting in 1980, she also began to collaborate with Alan Shalleck on a series of short films featuring Curious George and more than two dozen additional books.
In 1989 Margret Rey established the Curious George Foundation to help creative children and prevent cruelty to animals. In 1996, she made major donations to the Boston Public Library and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She was also a long-time supporter of the Longy School of Music. The Reys spent twenty summers in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, to enable H.A. Rey to better observe the stars for his astronomy writing. They became an integral part of the Waterville community and their legacy is honored by The Margret and H.A. Rey Center and the Curious George Cottage located there.
Dr. Lena Y. de Grummond, a professor in the field of library science (specializing in children's literature) at The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. contacted the Reys in 1966 about the university's new children's literature collection. H.A. and Margret made a donation of a pair of sketches at the time. In 1996, after Margret's death, it was revealed in her will that the entire literary estate of the Reys were to be donated to the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at Southern Miss.
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 that the couple considered writing a book just about him. Their work was interrupted with the outbreak of World War II. As Jews, the Reys decided to flee Paris before the Nazis seized the city. Hans built two bicycles, and they fled Paris just a few hours before it fell. Among the meager possessions they brought with them was the illustrated manuscript of Curious George.
The Reys' odyssey brought them to the Spanish border, where they bought train tickets to Lisbon. From there they returned to Brazil, where they had met five years earlier, but this time they continued to New York, New York. The books were published by Houghton Mifflin in 1941, though certain changes had to be introduced because of the technology of the time. Hans and Margret originally planned to use watercolors to illustrate the books, but since they were responsible for the color separation, he changed these to the cartoon-like images that continue to feature in each of the books. (A collector's edition with the original watercolors was recently released.)
Curious George was an instant success, and the Reys were commissioned to write more adventures of the mischievous monkey and his friend, the Man in the Yellow Hat. They wrote seven stories in all, with Hans mainly doing the illustrations and Margret working mostly on the stories, though they both admitted to sharing the work and cooperating fully in every stage of development. At first, however, Margret's name was left off the cover, ostensibly because there was a glut of women already writing children's fiction. In later editions, this was corrected, and Margret now receives full credit for her role in developing the stories.
Margret and her husband moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1963, in a house close to Harvard Square. Following her husband's death in 1977, Margret continued writing, and in 1979, became a Professor of Creative Writing at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Starting in 1980, she also began to collaborate with Alan Shalleck on a series of short films featuring Curious George and more than two dozen additional books.
In 1989 Margret Rey established the Curious George Foundation to help creative children and prevent cruelty to animals. In 1996, she made major donations to the Boston Public Library and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She was also a long-time supporter of the Longy School of Music. The Reys spent twenty summers in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, to enable H.A. Rey to better observe the stars for his astronomy writing. They became an integral part of the Waterville community and their legacy is honored by The Margret and H.A. Rey Center and the Curious George Cottage located there.
Dr. Lena Y. de Grummond, a professor in the field of library science (specializing in children's literature) at The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. contacted the Reys in 1966 about the university's new children's literature collection. H.A. and Margret made a donation of a pair of sketches at the time. In 1996, after Margret's death, it was revealed in her will that the entire literary estate of the Reys were to be donated to the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at Southern Miss.
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June 26, 2022
“Once George saw the puppies, he could not take his eyes off them. He had to pet one.”
Aww! George loves puppies too! He can’t resist the cute and playful litter of puppies, and after petting one, he then wants to hold a puppy. Like many a curious monkey or child, he opens the kennel door and causes havoc in the animal shelter when all the puppies break loose. But the ruckus leads to the discovery of a missing puppy and once again, as in all Curious George stories, George suffers no disfavor. This was a cute and cheery read that put a smile on my face.
Aww! George loves puppies too! He can’t resist the cute and playful litter of puppies, and after petting one, he then wants to hold a puppy. Like many a curious monkey or child, he opens the kennel door and causes havoc in the animal shelter when all the puppies break loose. But the ruckus leads to the discovery of a missing puppy and once again, as in all Curious George stories, George suffers no disfavor. This was a cute and cheery read that put a smile on my face.
July 16, 2025
A nameless man with a troublesome monkey probably ought not to adopt another pet.
December 30, 2024
George and his chaos strike again—but with puppies!!! I read this one with my mom at our Luginbill family Christmas.
July 10, 2019
Curious George is at it again. This time its puppies. George sees one, then wants to pet it..then chaos ensues, puppies galore!
September 16, 2015
My 3 year old loves Curious George. He watches all TV shows on all 6 seasons on Netflix. He watches many reruns on TV. Recently I bought him about 15 different books. He learns a lot from it. Great series, books and TV shows. He enjoys this book tonight. I read him 5 curious George books a night. He likes me to read and re-read them for him.
October 21, 2025
An fun and relatable story for little ones who are curious and prone to trouble just like George. The man in the yellow hat talks to George the way a good parent talks to their child: gentle, kind, and authoritative.
January 29, 2020
Sympaattinen tarina mukavalla kuvituksella. Satutunnilla lapset tykkäsivät.
October 2, 2014
Curious George and the Puppies is a cute and easy to read to your students. There is a series of other Curious George books that take each reader through another adventure with George. In this book, Curious George visits an animal shelter and finds a litter of puppies. However, true to his name George becomes very curious and eager to hold one of the puppies. As George unlatches the door the entire litter escapes and run amuch the shelter. Together with the help of the animal shelter director and the man in the yellow hate, George is able to round up all the puppies and even the missing puppy. In the end Curious George walks home with his very own puppy. This book is a fun read and young children from kindergarden to 2nd grade will love it. The stenciled colors and bold letters make the book easy to flow through and follow the plot easily. I recommend it to any teacher reading to young students.
November 9, 2019
The perfect book to read when our family is preparing to get a new Golden Retriever puppy.
August 10, 2025
reading too many nonfiction books leads me back to my favorite childhood books
September 19, 2023
Curious George is oh, so curious and cannot help but wonder about the puppies at the animal shelter. This is the second Curious George book I read for the GoodReads Project, and this one really made me think about the characterization of George. Part of his characterization is found in his name, “Curious George.” He is simply a curious creature, which I find to be incredibly endearing and really beautiful. I find that this encourages readers, specifically young children, to be curious and explore the world around them. I like how these stories don’t villainize curiosity, but instead show the beauty of it. The Curious George books show children that it is okay to have questions and to go on adventures to explore. In the eighteenth century, children were seen as “adults-in-the-making” rather than young and inquisitive children. However, during the Romantic Period, famous writers like Jean-Jacques Rousseau prompted adults to “stop rushing children into adulthood and instead to cherish and try to preserve the child’s alluring alterity” (Gubar 106). A child’s innocence is something so special about childhood, so it is important to diminish it. George’s character serves as a reminder to preserve that childhood innocence and let children express it through curiosity, exploring, and asking questions. Curiosity does not always kill the cat; in fact, curiosity can spark new ideas and beautiful experiences as seen through the stories of Curious George.
June 11, 2020
The world's most inquisitive monkey, Curious George, is back in an adventure involving puppies that actually starts with a kitten, one George and his friend Mr Yellow Hat find lost and alone on a trip thru the park. They decide to take the kitten to an animal shelter, where, yes dog fans, they have lots of little animals in cages, including a section for puppies, of which CG is the number one fan. CG is warned by Yellow Hat to stay put while he signs papers and NOT BE CURIOUS. Buuuuut, those of us who are fans of the curious one know there are three constants in life: death, taxes and Curious George to get curious and cause chaos. Sure enough CG finds the puppies and their mom in a big cage, accidentally lets them all out and in three seconds, chaos happens! And it's SO COOL! Curious George still tugs the right heart strings and creates laughter in every age group. The series should be required reading for kids needing a good laugh. Years after their passing, the Reys are still "Reys of Light".
Four stars
Curious George goes to the Dogs, and IT'S ALL GOOD!!!
Four stars
Curious George goes to the Dogs, and IT'S ALL GOOD!!!
May 18, 2017
The first time I was introduced to Curious George was when the movie came out. I was young and had been a fan of Jack Johnson since I was a baby. I remember his music being what made the movie so special for me. I still think I have that whole CD lying around somewhere. Now that I'm older it's nice to see the movie that I loved has really grown into books I can share with the little ones in my life. This book lives up to everything you could hope for from Curious George. He's just as curious, mischievous, and loving. I don't think Curious George will ever be able to leave our hearts.
August 23, 2019
The Man in the Yellow Hat never learns. Now he's decided it's a good idea to take the darn monkey to an animal shelter. George lets loose an entire litter of puppies which the employees and the Man have to round back up. One is missing. George completely accidentally stumbles upon a solution for finding the lost puppy and is declared the hero.
Five stars because my kiddo LOVES LOVES LOVES both George and dogs so this book is a winner in our house.
Five stars because my kiddo LOVES LOVES LOVES both George and dogs so this book is a winner in our house.
July 28, 2020
Curious George visits the animal shelter, where a new litter of puppies has been born. One of the puppies is missing, and the Man with the Yellow hat leaves to help find it. He tells George not to touch the animals, but of course George’s curiosity prevails. Although his curiosity does cause a problem, it also helps in finding the lost puppy. Probably one of the better George books I’ve read, but I’m still not really a fan.
March 16, 2021
George and the man in the yellow hat visit an animal shelter. George is curious and looks around to try to find the puppies. When he finally finds them, he accidentally lets them all loose! Oh no! George's curiosity got the best of him again. He helps gather all the puppies and return them and he ends up wanting to take one home with him. I enjoyed this book and I think it would be a fun read for children.
December 25, 2024
This book was a gift to my daughter from her aunt and we decided to read it today. At first she was more eager to play with her toys than to listen to the story but once she heard about puppies she was all ears! She loved it and was excited about them finding all the puppies in the end. This is definitely a good book to keep a toddlers attention. I will probably end up reading this one plenty more times, so I give it 5 stars
May 25, 2025
Cute story where Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat take a stray kitten to a shelter, then George frees a dog and her puppies to play with as soon as he's unsupervised (how many times will George have to cause chaos before tMitYH stops leaving the room his monkey is in?). The shelter director can't stay mad at him, because the mother dog used her monkey-given freedom to find the missing puppy in a closet.
September 26, 2025
We're so proud of you for reading about Curious George and the puppies! You learned that being curious can help us discover how to care for animals who need our help. Just like George helped the puppies at the shelter, you can be kind to all animals you meet - even the neighborhood cats and dogs. Your curiosity and big heart make you special. Reading makes you smarter every day, sweetheart!
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November 20, 2021
After George and the man with the yellow hat take a lost kitten to the animal shelter, George opens a cage to pet a puppy, and all the puppies scatter throughout the area. It takes a while to corral all the puppies, but George gets a surprise when the task is completed.
November 11, 2023
This book was fun to read! I read the large board book version of this story and the pictures were very large and brightly colored. This is a great story to teach about animal shelters and the benefits of adopting pets.
August 13, 2017
LOVE ALL H.A.Rey and REY stories...
August 20, 2017
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July 4, 2018
If George hadn't done that thing no one wanted him to do, they wouldn't have found the puppy that was clawing at the door (and probably knows how to bark).
July 21, 2019
There is something so simple but yet enjoyable about the monkey and his man
October 25, 2019
I've loved Curious George since I was 5yrs old ❤
January 1, 2020
When I was a kid, I read through these as some of my first books by myself, now I'm reading them through with my kids.
February 25, 2020
George, a kitten, puppies, and helping at an animal shelter: can’t go wrong.
March 9, 2020
Who doesn't love Curious George? And when puppies come into it? Absolutely adorable!
January 20, 2021
(4☆ Would recommend)
Curious George is such a great classic! My son loves the show as well as the books. The length of the stories are perfect for young kids.
Curious George is such a great classic! My son loves the show as well as the books. The length of the stories are perfect for young kids.
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