The Curious Appeal of Curious George

This is George. He was a good little monkey and always very curious.

These words are emblazoned in my brain as I've read Curious George books to my kids hundreds, if not thousands, of times.

There are so many great kids books to read but something keeps bringing me back to Curious George. Many books I find painful to read after awhile, but not Curious George.

Maybe it is the predictable storyline of the books:

• George goes out on some type of excursion, usually with the Man with the Yellow Hat.
• The Man with the Yellow Hat leaves George to go do som

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