Happy Easter, Curious George is a winning holiday story based on H. A. and Margret Rey's popular primate and painted in the original watercolor and charcoal style.
One fine Easter morning, George and the man with the yellow hat head to the park. George can't help but join in the fun when he sees children dyeing Easter eggs . . . but what's that man doing with their prized creations?
February 1, 2010
George and the man with the yellow hat go to the park for Easter festivities. As always, George's charm and curiosity liven things up: he experiments with mixing colors while dyeing eggs and even juggles them. Though he's initially confused about hiding eggs, when the “Easter Bunny” (a little, white rabbit) escapes, George saves the day. Fans will appreciate that Young's artwork hews to Rey's original illustrations; a page of sparkling stickers adds an interactive element. Ages 3–7.
July 1, 2010
In Happy Easter, George impresses everyone with his four-handed Easter egg decorating and juggling. In Pizza Party, George is invited to a create-your-own-pizza party, where he makes a mess. They're two more plot-by-numbers Curious George adventures. The illustrations are decent-enough imitations of Rey's style, although characters wear the same dopey expression on nearly every page.
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