The Complete Adventures of Curious George, Anniversary Edition by Margaret Rey
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Book Reviews of The Complete Adventures of Curious George, Anniversary Edition
Book Review: Great value, tough book
Summary: 5 Stars
My 3-year-old son loves this book. It's a little bit heavy, but he can carry it across the room. These are some of his favorite stories and they have stood the test of time well.
His favorite request is the one about George learning the alphabet. It's also the longest one as well and sometimes I grown when he asks for it at bedtime. All the letter shapes are present as pictures of things which start with the letter and both uppercase and lowercase are included. I'm no teaching expert, but it seems like he's learning a little bit about the relationship between sounds and letters.
Some people have noted that the binding on this book is not strong. Ours seems indestructible. We've had this since Christmas (7 months ago) and with 2 active boys under 4, our house is no place for wimps or wimpy products. Maybe someone got one which is defective. Soft-cover books seem to fare much worse in our playroom.
Book Review: Simple, Fun,Long Stories
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent collection of stories if your child likes Curious George. The first story was released in 1941 and is still in print. The other stories were published in the 1950's and 60's.George is a good monkey, but his big down fall is that he is too curious. His tales have him going from one situation to another, and the stories are simple yet suprisingly long. The pages are illistrated and not loaded with words, but each story goes on for many pages. The size of this book's pages are larger compared to the individual volumes. If you read these with a sense of humor, you may find yourself laughing at Curious George's situations, and your Kids will only find the stories more amusing if you are laughing too. My daughter cannot get enough Curious George.
This hard bound collection is a nice gift for any child. If your child likes George, they may like this collection to read the stories over and over.
Book Review: He was a good little monkey...
Summary: 5 Stars
...but he was tooooo curious!
No other character in children's literature has, for me, more enduring appeal than this little monkey (with the possible exception of a certain Harold of purple crayon fame). I am currently in the process of buying a book a week for my baby niece...building her a library at least until the time she can actually read (though I doubt I will stop then!) In any event, my sister--her mom--was thrilled when I recently presented this small treasure as the latest addition to the ever-growing collection.
Recommended with gusto--the only way you could possibly improve upon it is to buy each story in the collection separately, the sizes of which would be easier for kids to handle. But to have all the stories in one wonderful volume is just terrific, as well--especially if you're presenting it as a gift.
Book Review: Superb - though the treatment of animals is showing its age
Summary: 5 Stars
My 3-year-old wants only this book every night. And I enjoy the leisurely pace of the dialog, and the clever and charming illustrations. I also like that the stories are somewhat longer than her previous favorites as a challenge to her attention span.
The treatment of animals sometimes seems a little anachronistic. I don't personally see any harm in this, but I think there are parents nowadays who might not be keen on the story with the pet bunnies, the depiction of a zoo that has a bunch of cages, or the story with the travelling performing animal show.
The binding on our book has been quite durable. Perhaps if you get one that falls apart as described by a previous reviewer you should just return it and ask for a new one? My daughter has a Disney Princess storybook that I WISH would fall apart! ;-D
Book Review: children will sit still for this one!
Summary: 5 Stars
My 3 year old twins (girls) are totally rivited by this book. Yes, the stories are long (allow 15-20 minutes each), but they enjoy it so much, it is well worth it. Hands down, this is their favorite book. As a parent, however, I think this book could use a little updating. Some references are harmless, like referring to a record player (what's that?!), but others are what we would now consider politically incorrect or stereotypical: "fireman" instead of "firefighter", references to a "fat man", and "pretty nurse". A few characters, including George, smoke a pipe!
All in all, I would not let this stop me from purchasing the book; it's just something to be aware of.