The Jewish couple fled Paris in June 1940, on self made bicycles, carrying the Curious George manuscript with them. The original series was written by the husband-and-wife team of Hans Augusto (H. The books have been adapted into several television series and films. Books featuring the adventures of Curious George have been translated from the original French into many other languages in addition to English.
In the United Kingdom, George was originally called 'Zozo' in 1941, apparently to avoid using the name of the then King George VI for an ape. and the Nine Monkeys, was published in France in 1939, George was named Sirocco. George (who is referred to as a monkey in the books) was brought from his home in Africa by 'The Man with The Yellow Hat.” They are best friends and they live together in 'the city' and 'the country'. Curious Wandi GeorgeĬorey Burton ( The Adventures of Curious George)įrank Welker (films, television series, video game)Ĭurious Wandi George is the main character of a series of popular children's books and TV episodes of the same name, written by Margret and H.
For other uses, see Curious George (disambiguation). This article is about the children's book series.
