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Curious George New Adventures
Curious George at the Baseball Game
Play ball! George is going to watch a baseball game. One curious little monkey in one big stadium makes for one exciting day at the ballpark!
The paperback edition also includes a maze and “spot the difference” activity!
The paperback edition also includes a maze and “spot the difference” activity!
24 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2015
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About the author
Margret Rey
241 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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July 17, 2025
This is my less favorite of the series because the people at the ball game treated George terribly
May 25, 2025
Out of 33 24-page post-Reys Curious George stories I have had to read to my 2-year-old daughter, this is one I enjoy more. George and the Man in the Yellow Hat get the privilege of watching a pro baseball game from the home team's dugout, until George distracts a player by ignorantly making hand signals like a coach. So they get exiled to normal stadium seats. Then George messes with a camerawoman and runs away when she chases him for interfering.
Then he finds a young boy who's lost his father and is crying. George comforts him and when the pursuing camerawoman catches up, she decides to drop her grudge to help the boy by putting him on camera with the message "Is this your child? Or your monkey?" So the father and tMitYH are reunited with their children.
I guess it's a positive and relatable message. I get a wry smile each time at the missing child/monket on camera each time my daughter wants this one.
Then he finds a young boy who's lost his father and is crying. George comforts him and when the pursuing camerawoman catches up, she decides to drop her grudge to help the boy by putting him on camera with the message "Is this your child? Or your monkey?" So the father and tMitYH are reunited with their children.
I guess it's a positive and relatable message. I get a wry smile each time at the missing child/monket on camera each time my daughter wants this one.
June 30, 2018
George goes to the baseball stadium! Unlike my kid, he didn't try to climb onto the field to play. He did manage to disrupt the game though; then he exeunts, pursued by a camerawoman. Now come on, the lady's not really gonna chase a monkey through the stadium. #disbelief
Ozman didn't mind it though. Good enough storytelling.
Ozman didn't mind it though. Good enough storytelling.
April 7, 2023
Curious George makes a mess of things at the baseball game. A player gets distracted by his hand signals so gets tagged out (come on, whose fault is that really?!) and then wanders off to mess with the camera lady's camera. He saves the day by reuniting a missing boy with his father with the camera lady's help.
June 19, 2024
Any Age
Curious George works at any age. Delightful to read this - fun and a message. As always the illustrations are top notch and eye catching. Perfect for children and story telling.
Curious George works at any age. Delightful to read this - fun and a message. As always the illustrations are top notch and eye catching. Perfect for children and story telling.
August 27, 2017
Very humorous and exciting story. Throughout the story children will be asking questions wondering what Curious George will do next. Illustrations are always eye catching in this series.
July 3, 2019
Good for 7yo reading level
January 23, 2020
Another fun book about curious George.
December 8, 2021
What an adorable book
December 28, 2021
George goes to a baseball game with the man in the yellow hat, and has several mishaps while in the stadium, but before the day is over saves the day, and becomes a star.
July 1, 2023
A cute little story that had surprisingly little to do with baseball. More about the fun you can get into at the stadium.
September 23, 2024
⭐️⭐️⭐️/5: Curious George is introduced to baseball and saves a little boy in the process!
October 21, 2024
though reading this might make me appreciate baseball more but no.... HAHHA IFL I CAN'T LIKE THE SPORT FOR THE LIFE OF ME LOL not even in a curious george book...
October 21, 2024
Curious George goes to a baseball game and causes his usual chaos before saving the day. It’s a cute story, perfect for kids who love Curious George and baseball. The illustrations are fantastic.
April 13, 2019
We love Curious George books!
July 18, 2013
Curious George at the Baseball Game is about George going to his first baseball game. He is very excited and has the opportunity to watch the game from the dugout. He gets to sit next to the players and watches the game. He gets so excited and cheers on the team. George sees the coach making funny motions with his hands, but doesn't realize that he is signaling to the other players. George thinks this is funny and copies him. The players are distracted by Georges signals and one of the player gets tagged out. George then moves up to the stadium seats and watches the game there, when he notices a camera woman. He pokes his face at the camera and fools around. When George runs away, he sees a boy that is lost and helps him find his parents with the help of the camera woman.
This story is good for students who are interested in baseball. The book has scenes where Curious George is acting out the signals, which can be a good place to act out in person with a student. I have done this before with my tutee and he seemed to enjoy it.
Even though there was some tension, The book ended on a happy note and the character is described through the senses and his accomplishments of helping the boy find his parents. Curious George seems to have some tension and conflict with other people, but learns to work it out as the book proceeds.
I like the Curious George books because it is a series of books with different stories, so students who really enjoy reading Curious George can pick up other books about him that have different themes and topics.
This story is good for students who are interested in baseball. The book has scenes where Curious George is acting out the signals, which can be a good place to act out in person with a student. I have done this before with my tutee and he seemed to enjoy it.
Even though there was some tension, The book ended on a happy note and the character is described through the senses and his accomplishments of helping the boy find his parents. Curious George seems to have some tension and conflict with other people, but learns to work it out as the book proceeds.
I like the Curious George books because it is a series of books with different stories, so students who really enjoy reading Curious George can pick up other books about him that have different themes and topics.
April 19, 2012
It's off the the ball field as George and the man with the yellow hat attend a Mudville Miners game. George and his friend have a special seat in the dugout where they can watch the game. George starts immitating the base coach and confuses a player. So they tell him he needs to sit in a stadium seat where hes becomes overwhelmed. He gets in trouble with a camera man when he tried to get on the big screen. While running off he finds a lost little boy and asks the camera man to use the big screen to find his parents. George saves the day and everyone is thankful. This book is great for little boys that are interested in baseball (i.e. my son). This book is also good to teach sequencing.
July 17, 2016
I can't believe there is an 'original' Curious George that I haven't (or don't remember) reading! This is an original George book and he and the man go to a ball park for the first time. The man knows the team so George gets to sit with the team to watch; until he gets to curious and side tracks the players. Then he finds more mischief in the stands with all the activities there. But in the end instead of getting into trouble he actually helps a little boy that was lost and scared to find his Dad again... and George saves the day.
October 30, 2016
We read this last night while watching the World Series (GO TRIBE!). I didn't think my son enjoyed it that much since he didn't seem to be paying any attention. This morning however he picked up the book and said "I'm going to read to you mommy." He is two so of course he didn't read it word for word, but he told me the story exactly as it happened. He doesn't usually do that when he "reads" to me, it's usually his own story that he makes up so I was pretty impressed. For that, and the cute story, this book gets 5 stars.
September 9, 2012
Curious George is a famous monkey, full of adventure and curiosity. In this book, George goes to a baseball team. As usual, George become curious and starts getting in trouble but in the end of the book he helps a little boy who is lost. The book is adorable and some people could consider Curious George to show morals. For younger children, this book would be a fun book to read in the classroom.
February 22, 2015
Curious George is always adorable, but this one doesn't have the same whimsy the rest of George's adventures do. I'll give it a pass though because it seems to be some sort of charity special edition.
January 23, 2016
This time Curious George wreaks his particular kind of havoc at a baseball game. He gets in trouble in the dugout by distracting the players, but redeems himself by helping a lost little boy find his dad.
Typical Curious George illustrations.
Typical Curious George illustrations.
March 5, 2009
Rayshun said: George was curious. He was a hero. He was silly. The man with the yellow had doesn't have a name. The scoreboard was big. The camera took the pictures for the scoreboard
October 17, 2011
Great book! Ive been a fan of Curious George books and this might be one of my favorites! Its a really nice story with lots of funny bits and the pictures are fun to look at.
January 17, 2014
George saves the day again! Helps a little lost boy find his dad with the help of the camera woman.
March 30, 2015
excellent use for a curious monkey
January 1, 2016
This is one of my koala's favorite books. I like it, too, even if the man with the yellow hat isn't in it very much.
May 21, 2017
George goes to a baseball game!
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