01838    a2200205   4500001000700000020001500007040003200022100001300054245001900067250001300086260001300099300003000112362000900142490001900151520136800170650002601538650002401564650002301588650002101611124411  a0590020439  cEscola Canadense de Niteroi  aRey, H.A10aCurious George  a1st. ed.  aNew York  a48 p.c7 x 2.8 x 9 inches0 a19410 aCurious George  aThe timeless antics of Curious George are given new life in this read-along series, which faithfully follows the text of each story. A male narrator, accompanied by minimal musical interludes and sound effects, reads the story, once with page-turn signals and once without on each CD. Sounds effects occasionally explain pertinent parts of the unspoken story, like a splash in the water when George takes a dive into the ocean. Curious George Feeds the Animals has a female reader, with a male counterpart reading the Man with the Yellow Hat's lines. Margaret and H.A. Rey's original character has been entertaining children for decades, but it's hard to imagine a child today who wouldn't be puzzled by The Man with the Yellow Hat plucking George from his environment and transporting him to another country, George's imprisonment (and jail-break!) for inadvertently dialing the fire department while playing with the phone, or the fact that the Man in the Yellow Hat leaves his charge unattended when he takes him to a movie. Still, a naughty anthropomorphic monkey is entertaining, and adults may want to take the opportunity to explain to pint-sized listeners that their monkey-shines won't warrant the same results. Curious George certainly deserves a spot on the shelf, and these engaging stories will provide a good exercise in imagination and creativity.  4aChildren's Literature 4aAction or Adventure 4aCity and town life 4aHumorous stories