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After the publication of Curious George in 1941, fans
had to wait another six years until more adventures
of the mischievous monkey appeared in Curious George
Takes a Job. The Reys often made cameo appearances
in their books - in this second title of the series
on page 13, one can find Margret with her dog and H.
A. with a friend promenading on Fifth Avenue. The third
title, Curious George Rides a Bike, was published
in 1952. In this series of misadventures, George "sets
off on his new bicycle to deliver newspapers, ...builds
a whole navy of paper boats, lands in a traveling circus,
...gets an ostrich into trouble, and rescues a runaway
bear."
In the fourth title, Curious George Gets a Medal,
published in 1956, George goes up in a spaceship and
receives a medal for his bravery. Two years later, the
United States launched a squirrel monkey named "Gordo"
into space aboard Jupiter AM-13. Gordo was followed
in 1959 by Able and Baker, who rode in a nose cone to
an altitude of 300 miles and a distance of 1,500 miles.
It seemed clear to Margret Rey that their fictional
story clearly inspired the actual events. |
