The Complete Adventures of Curious George (38 page)

Margret Rey and cocker spaniel Jamie, circa 1956

H. A. and Margret Rey work on
Curious George Flies a Kite
with Charles Rheault of Riverside Press at Houghton Mifflin, 1958

Ambidextrous H. A. with Margret on the book tour for
Spotty,
St. Louis, 1958

H. A. Rey working in his studio, early 1960s

The Reys promoting
Curious George Goes to the Hospital,
1966

H. A. Rey reading to children in the 1970s

H. A. Rey with friend

Margret Rey surrounded by Curious George replicas on the occasion of her ninetieth birthday, 1996

H. A. Rey the astronomer

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Introduction copyright © 2001 by Leonard S. Marcus
Publisher's Note copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company

Curious George
Copyright © 1941 and © renewed 1969 by Margret E. Rey
Copyright assigned to Houghton Mifflin Company in 1993

Curious George Takes a Job
Copyright © 1947 and © renewed 1975 by Margret E. Rey
Copyright assigned to Houghton Mifflin Company in 1993

Curious George Rides a Bike
Copyright © 1952 by H. A. Rey
Copyright © renewed 1980 by Margret E. Rey
Copyright assigned to Houghton Mifflin Company in 1993

Curious George Gets a Medal
Copyright © 1957 and © renewed 1985 by Margret E. Rey
Copyright assigned to Houghton Mifflin Company in 1993

Curious George Flies a Kite
Copyright © 1958 by Margret E. Rey and H. A. Rey
Copyright © renewed 1986 by Margret E. Rey
Copyright assigned to Houghton Mifflin Company in 1993

Curious George Learns the Alphabet
Copyright © 1963 by H. A. Rey
Copyright © renewed 1991 by Margret E. Rey
Copyright assigned to Houghton Mifflin Company in 1993

Curious George Goes to the Hospital
Copyright © 1966 by Margret E. Rey and H. A. Rey
Copyright © renewed 1994 by Margret E. Rey
Copyright assigned to Houghton Mifflin Company in 1993

Retrospective Essay copyright © 2001 by Dee Jones
Photographic Album copyright © 2001 the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection,
The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg

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