Count and Clap with Curious George Finger Puppet Book

Description

Wave hello, shake hands, count, and clap with Curious George! Colorful illustrations and a soft, cuddly finger puppet makes learning numbers fun and interactive for little ones. In this engaging interactive story, young readers can move and clap with George as he counts from one to five. The animated series Curious George is available to watch on Peacock, NBC Universal's streaming platform. Since the original Curious George book was published in 1941, the little monkey has been capturing the hearts and minds of readers young and old throughout the world. Books about Curious George, including the seven original stories by Margret and Hans Rey, have sold over 75 million copies. So popular that his original story has never been out of print, George has become one of the most beloved and most recognizable characters from children's literature.

Hans Augusto Rey was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1898. As a child, he spent much of his time in that city's famous Hagenbeck Zoo, drawing animals. Hans and his wife, Margret, escaped Paris in 1940 by bicycle, carrying the manuscript for the first Curious George book. They came to live in the United States, and Curious George was published in 1941.