Curious George Rides a Bike

Curious George Rides a Bike is a great book in Children's Literature. It provides realistic scenarios that happen to all of us. George is given instructions and disobeys them. He then must face the consequence of not listening. Feeling sad, George witnesses a troubling event and decides to help save the day. He made himself feel better and others were no longer mad at him for the bad things he had done. Children can use these examples and apply them to real life, which is always a good thing. Highly recommended.

As a child I loved the Curious George books, but when I read Curious George Rides a Bike I was disappointed. I still love the illustrations and the actual story, but I thought the plot was not appropriate for today’s children. George gets a bicycle from the man in the yellow hat, and rides off on his own without a helmet! He meets strangers and gets in a lot of trouble, but eventually saves the day. If I had a child, I would want to be reminding them to wear a helmet, not talk to strangers, and not to leave the house without an adult. Overall, the language and writing is engaging and flows well, but the plot worries me in today’s society. The illustrations are really fun and enjoyable to look at because the style fits the mood. I show more enjoyed the part where George uses newspaper to create a boat. For example, “First he folded down the corners, like this” and then there is a “how-to” page to create your own boat! The message of this book is curiosity and bravery. show less

The ingenious little monkey who left the jungle to live with the man in the yellow hat is at it again. What happens when he sets off on his new bicycle to deliver newspapers is enough to make heads spin. He builds a whole navy of paper boats, lands in a traveling circus as a daring bicycle rider, gets an ostrich into trouble, and rescues a runaway bear.

The curious George series should be in every child's library. My children have always loved George. These classic stories are phenomenal.... every story teaches a lesson, while being entertaining and fun. I'm thrilled that the modern prints still use the original illustrations. George is such a curious little monkey!

Curious George Rides a Bike is a traditional literature about a very curious monkey. His owner had giving him a bike for his third anniversary being his pet monkey. He told him to stay close to the house until he gets home. But being as curious as he is, he did not listen. He goes and helps the newspaper boy deliver newspapers, makes them all into boats and floats them down the river, he wrecks his front tire and is then helped by a circus director. The circus director the lets him ride is fixed bike in the show with his bugle.

I enjoyed the book and the many descriptive illustrations. It made the words stand out more. I had also remembered this book from my childhood. There are parts of the book that demonstrate enhancing interaction, show more where George shows you how to make a paper boat. I was intrigued myself and I had to make one of my own, to see if it really does turn into a boat. It had been a long time since I made one of those and I had forgotten how to make one. The artwork is very simple , bright and colorful which emphasises the spontaneity of the monkey.

After reading the book I would make the children build their own little boat and float it down a stream if there is one close or build an artificial one. I would also think about taking the children to a zoo where there are many monkeys. show less

For a generation of baby-boom readers, these gentle episodes entertained while they taught. The pictures, situations and life lessons remain memorable sixty years later.

Listened to my niece read this to her son. I never read Curious George as a kid. A little horrifying with the circus coming to town and all the animals stuck in cages. Then again. it was nice you could give your kid a bike, leave for work, and then say "Stay close to home!"