(Welker is also the voice of the evil Megatron in Transformers, so George, he says, is a 'pure delight. So I think I'm being most respectful of their legacy when I'm saying: Nope, George doesn't talk.'Ī lot of George's current success also rests on Frank Welker, who, for 10 years, has been voicing George on-screen. Mickey Mouse isn't a rodent - he's actually a person in a mouse suit so he can drive a car, he can have a conversation. 'Because many illustrated characters actually are. 'Sometimes there can be a temptation to treat him as though he is like a human character,' Wilcox explains.

Part of George's enduring appeal is that he remains a monkey, says Houghton Mifflin's Mary Wilcox - which was important to the Reys. Today, George's keepers include PBS, Universal Studios and Houghton Mifflin, where a staff of about 15 people work on new George books. Rey, who fled German troops during World War II and entered France with their first Curious George manuscript, unfolds in scrap book style with photographs. That's where Curious George's big second act - as a multimillion-dollar franchise - began. 'We loved monkeys and just wrote a book about a monkey,' she said.Īfter Hans died in 1977, Margret left the Curious George brand in the hands of their publisher. In 1991, Margret Rey told NPR that she and her husband had no idea what Curious George would become. Curious George, the impish monkey protagonist of many adventures, may. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Curious George Saves the Day: The Art of Margret and H. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Curious George Author H. Rey and Margret Rey is a classic childrens book that has captured the hearts of generations of readers. Curious George Goes Camping Childrens Classic Childrens Book Read Out Loud - YouTube Does your little one love Curious George Join me on an adventure with the mischievous monkey as I.

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