Curious George Books

ANNA GROSSNICKLE HINES has been called a “sorceress of the ordinary” by The Horn Book for her ability to “touch her wand to a simple event and transform it into a delightful picture book.” Anna’s more than sixty books have garnered numerous honors, including the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award and the Parents’ Choice Award. Visit www.aghines.com.

Hans and Margret Rey created many books during their lives together, including Curious George, one of the most treasured classics of all time, as well as other favorites like Spotty and Pretzel. But it was their rambunctious little monkey who became an instantly recognizable icon. After the Reys escaped Paris by bicycle in 1940 carrying the manuscript for the original Curious George, the book was published in America in 1941. More than 200 Curious George titles followed, with 75 million books sold worldwide. Curious George has been successfully adapted into a major motion picture and an Emmy-winning television show on PBS.

Hena Khan is the author of numerous books for children, including Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors and Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes. She lives in Rockville, Maryland.

Martha Weston was the author and illustrator of two charming picture books about Tuck, as well as the illustrator of Clarion’s successful Owen Foote books by Stephanie Greene. Martha Weston died in 2003.

GREG PAPROCKI works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. In addition to illustrating several Curious George books, he’s provided illustrations for a number of books for Gibbs Smith, including S Is for Santa, A Is for Atom, B Is for Boo, and The Big Book of Superheroes. He began his career as an advertising art director after studying fine art and graphic design at the University of Nebraska. Residence: Lincoln, Nebraska.