These books tell of the life of a monkey that lives with a man and all the antics that ensue.

Vocabulary, the importance of being careful and not beeing too curious. Also what can happen when you are too curious. ( )

This book is fun for children because they are familiar with Curious George and enjoy the imaginative stories!

How could anyone not enjoy reading about the world's most curious little monkey? ( )

Curious George has a classic mid-20th century artistic style that appeals to the eye and simple plotlines that appeal to the mischief maker in all of us. Unlike so many children's books, George does not learn lessons by getting in trouble with adults for most of the things he does wrong and being told what moral to take away from it, but learns from most of his experiences simply by seeing the consequences of his own actions. Children can see for themselves the cause and effect relationship between what George does and the problems that result, and thus learn a certain sense of order in addition to the moral of staying on their best behaviour so they won't end up in the same situations. The authors also don't shy away from difficult vocabulary when it is appropriate for the situation; I have fond memories of discussions about what ether is used for with my third grade teacher after reading about George passing out after sniffing a bottle. This volume collects all the original Curious George stories, and they are all keepers. One story that sees George becoming the first monkey to bail out of a rocket ship provides a gateway for introducing children to the history of the space programme, and an ABC primer in which each letter used on a given page is highlighted within the text is also clever. ( )