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George loves going on adventures and exploring new places. Whether he's enjoying the excitement of the amusement park or the yummy comforts of Chef Pisghetti's restaurant, there's always so much to see and do. Can you help George find the hidden items pictured on each page? For more seeking and searching fun, don't forget to look for George's friends, too.

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Get ready for bed with Curious George! There is so much to do at bedtime: cleaning up, taking a bath, telling stories, playing peek-a-boo, and more. Will George ever get sleepy? This sturdy board book with tactile tabs is the perfect bedtime book for little hands. The animated series Curious George is available to watch on Peacock, NBC Universal’s streaming platform.

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A huggable plush Curious George doll and a diverse cast of preschoolers step out on amazing imaginary adventures in this photo-illustrated board book with whimsical doodles.Where will your curiosity take you? Will you sail the high seas or explore outer space? With a cuddly Curious George doll by your side, anything is possible!In this padded board book that combines bright crayon doodles and fun photos of kids and Curious George, creative play is the name of the game. Sure to inspire loads of curious fun in preschool readers!

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An accordion-style board book featuring Curious George! Perfect for tummy time, this book engages infants’ minds and developing eyesight with bright colors and high-contrast images.A Curious George accordion book that grows with your baby! Did you know babies see close-up, high contrast images best? That's why black and white patterns hold their interest.One side of this fold-out book features black and white shapes to appeal to the youngest babies. Place it on the floor for tummy time so baby can strengthen their neck and their developing eye sight. The other side features brightly colored panels of George and some of his favorite things, so an older baby can get curious about the colors of the rainbow with Curious George.

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Every year, George and the man with the yellow hat attend a pancake breakfast to benefit the children’s hospital. Always curious, George finds his way to the pancake table and helps out. Pouring batter and flipping the pancakes over looks like fun! George decides to make some pancakes of his own, and after making and serving some of the most delicious pancakes the crowd has ever seen, George gets into even more monkey mischief.

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Can George count all the way to 100? He has picked the perfect day to try: It's his town's 100th birthday today, and everyone is coming out to celebrate! Young minds (and little fingers) will learn along with George, discovering different techniques for counting to 100, such as grouping and mapping. Each colourful page features familiar things to count, from home (toys, shoes, and plates) to the park (bugs, sticks, and clouds) to school (paste, crayons, and books). Now, in a newly redesigned paperback with a smaller trim and bright new cover, this is the perfect book for celebrating counting, numbers, and the 100th day of school.

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The go-to guide to the stars for beginners and experts alike.With clear, readable text, easy-to-follow diagrams, and a sprinkling of H. A. Rey's irrepressible humor, The Stars: A New Way to See Them gives sparkle to the constellations and makes the mechanics of the universe intelligible to even the novice astronomer.This updated version of the classic text includes revised facts and figures for planets and new scientific details,This is a clear, vivid astronomy reference book. As Learning Through Literature puts it: "The Stars: A New Way to See Them is a great introduction to astronomy. It’s readable and easy to understand. But don’t assume it’s light on details. Not a bit! This reference book has 100+ pages packed with information. It’s filled with illustrations of the constellations, our solar system, and the universe. You could easily use it as a spine for an astronomy study or as a reference throughout the year when questions come up."

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Join Curious George on a Christmas adventure as everyone’s favorite mischievous monkey finds himself flying across the night sky with Santa Claus! With shiny foil on the cover and festive surprises waiting to be revealed behind gatefold flaps.Celebrate the Christmas season with Curious George!It’s Christmas Eve and George should be asleep…but this curious little monkey knows Santa is on his way. With fun flap reveals, readers will follow George on a magical sleigh ride from house to house as he helps Santa on one very special night. The perfect book to gift little ones during the holiday season.

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Curious George is fascinated by the world around him and loves having new experiences. Curious little ones can find thirteen of George's most exciting adventures in this treasury! March in a parade, take a ride in a rocket ship, and throw a surprise party with George-plus so much more. A padded cover and foil accents make this book perfect for gifting. And since each story can be read aloud in under five minutes, this book is just right for bedtime, story time, any time you're feeling curious!

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Curious George and his friend are spending a fun summer day at their local pool. Kids are swimming, diving, and playing pool games, and there’s even a snack stand! George can’t wait to spend the whole day in the water, but when he sees his friend Lucy afraid to swim, George wants to help. Join George as he learns the pool rules and has lots of summer fun at the pool!

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In this vinyl bath book, Curious George visits the beach and takes a trip in his little boat, making some fishy friends along the way. With singsong rhyming text, adorable art, and a squeaky toy boat, this book and toy combination will be a favourite at bathtime. Comes with a squeaky boat. AGES 0-3

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George loves summer nights in the country—that's where he does his best stargazing. When his friend Bill says that nobody knows how many stars there are, George is determined to count! But how will he keep track? Come along as George learns all about stars, constellations, and the night sky. Based on the Emmy-winning PBS show, this story is filled to the brim with additional facts, real photos, experiments, activities, and more. Learning about science has never been so much fun!

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Curious little ones will love to cuddle up at bedtime with this padded story collection with sturdy pages. The perfect ending to a long day of play! Includes six stories: Curious George: Are You Curious Curious George and the Firefighters Curious George’s Day at the Farm Curious George Goes to a Bookstore Curious George Loves to Ride Good Night, Curious George

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Everyone's favourite monkey, Curious George, has a fun-filled fall day in this sturdy board book with colourful tabs that's perfect for preschoolers. It is fall and George is excited for crisp days of cosy play. He'll rake leaves, bake pie, play flag football, and more in this rhyming book with a shiny foil cover and tabbed pages. AGES: 0 to 3 AUTHOR: Hans and Margret Rey created many books during their lives together, including Curious George, one of the most treasured classics of all time, as well as other favourites like Spotty and Pretzel. But it was their rambunctious little monkey who became an instantly recognisable icon. After the Reys escaped Paris by bicycle in 1940 carrying the manuscript for the original Curious George, the book was published in America in 1941. More than 200 Curious George titles followed, with 75 million books sold worldwide. Curious George has been successfully adapted into a major motion picture and an Emmy-winning television show on PBS.

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When George sees his friend Gracie playing soccer in the park, he’s eager to join in—so eager that he grabs the ball with his hands and throws it in the net! Lucky for George, there’s a soccer camp starting at the rec centre where he can learn the basic rules of the game and all about dribbling, passing, and what it means to be a team player. George has fun—and gets into a little mischief—at camp, but it’s not until the final game that he finds the perfect position for himself. When he does, he proves to his teammates, coach, and himself that he’s their MVM—Most Valuable Monkey!

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Now sleepy kids can put away toys, take a bath, and snuggle up in soft pajamas with everyone's favourite monkey! Little ones will love to explore the touchable textures and familiarsituations on each page as they wind down from their busy days. With its soft, padded covers and rounded corners this is the perfect book to take to bed!

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George's favourite author is signing at the new bookstore in town. Waiting in line is hard when you're as curious as our little monkey, especially when surrounded by so many great books! George has fun browsing but then takes organizing some open boxes of books into his own hands, with surprising results. At the end of the day, lucky George finally gets some time with his favourite author. Children will love his silly antics as George explores the wonderful world that is the local bookstore. This latest monkey tale is for book lovers, lovers of George, and especially lovers of curiosity!

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New updates concentrate on the planetary and solar system information in the latter part of the book. Facts and figures for each planet have been revised, and new scientific information has been added, such as Pluto's reclassification as a dwarf planet. There's also a brand new online resource that allows readers to track the positions of the planets in the night sky till the year 2100!

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A gentle introduction to the classic children’s storybook character Curious George, this special milestone board book edition is perfect for baby showers, new baby gifts, and first birthdays!This gently abridged text is geared toward the youngest of audiences. H. A. Rey’s vibrant and playful illustrations shine throughout.Comes with milestone cards for the first twelve months and other exciting moments, such as “Today I Crawled,” “My First Haircut,” and more! Photograph your little one throughout their first year and beyond with twelve double-sided Curious George-themed cards in this sweet introduction to Curious George and his silly antics.

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Bells are jingling, carolers singing . . . it sounds like Christmastime! Whether he's taking a sleigh ride, wrapping presents, or sipping from a cup of hot chocolate, George enjoys the sights and sounds of the holiday season. Now you can join him in celebrating this special time of year with this festive sound book, featuring five sounds that will fill your heart with Christmas joy!

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Everyone''s favorite curious monkey George learns about height and measurement at an amusement park in this Level Two I Can Read based on the Curious George TV show.Curious George can’t wait to ride the Turbo Python 3000 with his friends Betsy and Steve at the amusement park. But he is not tall enough! Will George figure out how to ride the roller coaster before the end of the day? Curious George Roller Coaster is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.

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In this snowy adventure based on the Award-winning CITV TV show, Curious George can't wait to help his friend Bill build an igloo and sleep in it overnight. But George thinks Bill's igloo is too small. He decides to build his own supersized igloo - big enough for a party! Will such a big igloo be too cold for a little monkey? This fun-filled Level 2 Green Light Reader includes an activity that helps kids identify things that melt as well as instructions for making their own mini-igloo out of sugar cubes and icing.

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Meet Pretzel, the "World's Longest Dachshund," and his playful puppy family from Pretzel and the Puppies streaming on Apple TV+! Includes a color-in poster.Welcome to Muttgomery, the nicest little city in an all-dog world, and the home of Pretzel, Greta, and their five adorable dachshund puppies: Puck, Pippa, Pedro, Paxton, and Poppy. Pretzel and Greta have a knack for encouraging their pups to follow their passions and make the world a better place. In this story, the pups see a problem in town—a big, boring wall at the park—and they get their paws up, and the whole city involved, in a colorful solution. You can make the world more bow-wow-utiful too when you color the bonus poster on the back of the jacket!

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"He was a good little monkey and always very curious." This is how H. A. Rey and his wife, Margret, first introduced their now beloved troublemaker-hero to young readers in 1941. In this hefty 192-page hardcover treasury, Curious George fans will find eight stories based on the popular primate, painted in Rey's original watercolour and charcoal style: Curious George Takes a Train (2002), Curious George Visits a Toy Store (2002), Curious George and the Dump Truck (1999), Curious George and the Birthday Surprise (2003), Curious George Goes Camping (1999), Curious George Goes to a Costume Party (2001), Curious George Visits the Library (2003), and Curious George in the Big City (2001). A wonderful collection for your own mischievous monkey. For more monkey fun, investigate www.curiousgeorge.com and discover all the latest on Curious George books, promotions, games, activities, and more! AGES: 4 to 7 AUTHORS: The Reys were born in Hamburg, Germany. Hans Augusto Rey (1898-1977) met his wife-to-be, Margret (1906-1996), at a party in her father's home in Germany; when he first caught a glimpse of her, she was sliding down the banister. In their twenties and thirties they lived in Paris and in Rio de Janeiro, where Hans sold bathtubs in villages along the Amazon River. Eventually Cambridge, Massachusetts, became the Reys' home and community. Throughout their lives the Reys created many lively books together, including SPOTTY, PRETZEL, and lift-the-flap books such as HOW DO YOU GET THERE? The manuscript of the first Curious George books was one of the few items the Reys carried with them on their bicycles when they escaped from Paris in 1940. Eventually, they made their way to the United States, and CURIOUS GEORGE was published in 1941.

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Wave hello, shake hands, count, and clap with Curious George! Colorful illustrations and a soft, cuddly finger puppet makes learning numbers fun and interactive for little ones. In this engaging interactive story, young readers can move and clap with George as he counts from one to five.The animated series Curious George is available to watch on Peacock, NBC Universal’s streaming platform. Since the original Curious George book was published in 1941, the little monkey has been capturing the hearts and minds of readers young and old throughout the world. Books about Curious George, including the seven original stories by Margret and Hans Rey, have sold over 75 million copies. So popular that his original story has never been out of print, George has become one of the most beloved and most recognizable characters from children’s literature.

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For fans of the What Should Danny Do? series, this pick-your-path picture book features everyone''s favorite curious monkey, Curious George!At noon, George has plans to meet up with his friend, the man with the yellow hat, by the big gold clock. But there''s plenty of time before George needs to make his way downtown. What should he do first? On every page, young readers choose what George will do next and lead the little monkey through a morning of activities. In classic Curious George fashion, these choices can turn out to be exciting, messy, or a bit surprising—but they always come with a healthy dose of curiosity!In this exuberant and sometimes silly story, Curious George models decision-making for young readers and uses a growth mindset when things don’t quite go his way. Tabbed pages and simple icons representing different choices make for a visual and tactile experience for the youngest children.

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In this exciting new Curious George series all about discovery, George's city friends Betsy and Steve are taking their first trip to visit him in the country. When a light rain casts a stunning rainbow in the sky, George is introduced to all the beautiful colours of the spectrum! Come along a he chases the rainbow for his pot of gold and learns all about how rainbows occur and even how to create his own. Based on the Emmy-winnig PBS show, this story is filled to the brim with additional facts, real photos, experiments, activities, and more. Learning about science has never been so much fun!

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This box set contains three sweet and gentle board books that introduce the youngest readers to the classic tales of Curious George. This is a perfect baby shower gift and a meaningful addition to every little one's library.The classic tales of Curious George have been enduring children's touchstones for generations, and this board book box set will be a new favorite for the baby in your life. The gently abridged text in these board book editions is geared towards the youngest of audiences, and babies will love the sturdy board pages that are perfect for little hands.H. A. Rey's vibrant and playful illustrations shine throughout as our mischievous little monkey embarks on adventure after adventure. These sweet introductions to Curious George are perfect for gift-giving and showers. This box set includes: My First Curious George, Curious George: My First Bike, and Curious George: My First Kite.

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Based on the streaming series Pretzel and the Puppies on Apple TV+, this I Can Read follows the pups as they work to make sure the new Bow Wow Tower is accessible for all dogs.Welcome to Muttgomery, the nicest little city in an all-dog world, and home of Pretzel, Greta, and their five adorable Dachshund puppies: Poppy, Penny, Pedro, Puck, and Paxton. Pretzel is a peppy, playful, and always positive stay-at-home dad, and he and Greta, the mayor of Muttgomery, have a knack for encouraging their pups to follow their passions and make the world a better place!In this I Can Read book, the pups are excited to explore the newly built Bow-Wow Tower—it has binoculars so dogs can see all of Muttgomery! But the construction dogs didn't plan for pups who are too small to reach the binoculars. Luckily the Doxies are there to put their paws up and make the tower accessible to all!Pretzel and the Puppies: Construction Pups is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own.

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Curious George's origin story is the jewel of any book collection, and this new, padded board book format will be your baby's next favourite. The gently abridged text is geared towards the youngest of audiences, and babies will love the tactile format. H. A. Rey's vibrant and playful illustrations shine throughout. This sweet introduction to Curious George is perfect for gift-giving and baby showers.

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Everyone’s favorite curious little monkey celebrates Chinese New Year with his friend Mei in this playful rhyming tabbed board book. Curious George joins his friend Mei and her family as they prepare for and celebrate Chinese New Year!From cleaning house and finding red clothes to wear, to hanging decorations and enjoying a family feast, to fireworks and a dragon dance, George and readers will enjoy learning about many Chinese New Year traditions.With a rhyming text, colorful illustrations, and sturdy tabbed pages for the littlest hands, this playful board book makes a great read for all fans of Curious George—those who celebrate Chinese New Year, and those who are learning about it for the first time!

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Eight exciting stories about Curious George in a new, jam-packed treasury. You can enjoy these popular titles: "Curious George and the Firefighters"; "Curious George at the Aquarium"; "Curious George's Dinosaur Discovery"; "Curious George at the Baseball Game"; "Curious George at the Parade"; "Curious George's First Day of School"; "Curious George and the Pizza Party"; and, "Curious George Plants a Tree".

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From the creators of Curious George, this is the happily-ever-after story of Pretzel, the longest dachshund in the world, and the lengths he goes for puppy love. The inspiration for Pretzel and the Puppies, streaming on Apple TV+.One morning in May five little dachshunds are born. One grows up to be the longest of all! Pretzel easily wins a blue ribbon at the dog show and the admiration of everyone—everyone except Greta, the little dachshund across the street, who doesn't care for long dogs. But Pretzel is able to use his unique gift to win Greta over, and before long they have puppies of their very own.This story that begins and ends with puppies is perfect for dog lovers, fans of Margret and H. A. Rey’s picture books, and anyone who is a little bit different and special in their own way.Pretzel, Greta, and their adorable puppies return in the sequel, Pretzel and the Puppies.

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Mindfulness meets monkey business! Curiously Calm with Curious George follows everyone’s favorite monkey as he works to regulate big energy and emotions.All feelings are OK, but sometimes our feelings don’t make us feel good. In this reassuring book, kids and grownups will learn soothing and fun practices to try when they’re looking for that curiously calm feeling. Featuring original artwork from Margret and H.A. Rey’s timeless picture books, and a text by psychologist Dawn Huebner, PhD, this book encourages readers to breathe deeply alongside everyone’s favorite curious little monkey, Curious George.Helpful backmatter includes more information about emotional regulation and tips for guiding kids on how to cope with their feelings.

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It’s Christmastime! And irrepressible, excitable Curious George has just the spirit for it. He can’t wait to help his best friend, the man with the yellow hat, pick out their holiday tree. At the tree farm, however, amid all the excitement of finding the perfect specimen, George gets carried away, as usual—atop his favorite tree! Hiding in the tree’s branches, George finds himself delivered to the local children’s hospital, where his tree trimming antics cheer the children and he gets to meet a jolly man in a bright red suit. The animated series Curious George is available to watch on Peacock, NBC Universal’s streaming platform.

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