Margret convinced Hans to leave the family business, and soon they were working together on a variety of projects. They were reunited in 1935 in Rio de Janeiro, where Hans was selling bathtubs as part of a family business and Margret was escaping the political climate in Germany. The two met briefly when Margret was a young girl, before she left Hamburg to study art. Margarete Elisabeth Waldstein (who would be known to most of the world as Margret Rey) was also born in Hamburg on May 16, 1906. He grew up there near the world-famous Hagenbeck Zoo, and developed a lifelong love for animals and drawing. Hans Augusto Rey was born on September 16, 1898, in Hamburg, Germany. In addition to the numerous books about his mischievous adventures, Curious George stars in the Emmy-award winning PBS television series Curious George and has also starred in three full-length movies. He has been featured in a Public Service Advertising literacy campaign in partnership with the Ad Council and the Library of Congress, and in 2012 Curious George was inducted into the Indie Choice Book Awards Picture Book Hall of Fame. 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. Books about Curious George, including the seven original stories by Margret and Hans Rey, have sold over 75 million copies.

Curious George was published by Houghton Mifflin in 1941 and for almost seventy-five years he has been capturing the hearts and minds of readers young and old throughout the world.

Curious george by ha rey