H. A. Rey - Curious George Makes Pancakes

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MARGRET & H.A. REY'S Curious George
Makes Pancakes Illustrated in the style of H. A. Rey by Vipah Interactive Houghton Mifflin Company Boston Copyright 1998 by Houghton Mifflin Company Based on the character of Curious George, created by Margret and H. A. Becker, D. Fakkel, M. Fakkel, M.

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The text of this book is set in 17-pt. Adobe Garamond.
The illustrations are watercolor and charcoal pencil, reproduced in full color. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Curious George makes pancakes / based on the original character by Margret and H. A. Rey.
p. cm.
Summary: Curious George, an inquisitive monkey, causes quite a stir when he tries his
"hand" at making pancakes at a fundraiser for the children's hospital.
RNF ISBN 0-395-91903-7 PAP ISBN 0-395-91908-8 PABRD ISBN 0-395-92337-9
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MonkeysFiction. 2. Pancakes, waffles, etc.Fiction. 3. FundraisingFiction.]
I. II. Rey, H. A. (Hans Augusto), 18981977.
PZ7.C921643 1998
[E]dc21 98-12350 CIP AC Manufactured in China This is George. (Hans Augusto), 18981977.
PZ7.C921643 1998
[E]dc21 98-12350 CIP AC Manufactured in China This is George.

George was a good little monkey and always very curious. One morning the man with the yellow hat woke George early. "Time to get up, George," he said. "The pancake breakfast is today." George loved the pancake breakfast. It was a fundraiser held every year to make money for special programs at the children's hospital. Besides eating pancakes, there were all kinds of games to play.

Even the mayor came to play and eat, but first he gave a welcome speech. "Thank you all for coming," the mayor said. "We appreciate your generous support." He thanked all the volunteers who were helping that day and finally he said, "Please enjoy yourselves... and the pancakes!" When the mayor finished, the man with the yellow hat said, "George, I'm going to buy our tickets. Please wait here and don't be too curious." George waited like a good little monkey, butmmm!something smelled good! Could it be the pancakes? George was curious. He followed the delicious smell and found a whole griddle full of pancakes! George watched as a man poured little batter circles and flipped them up in the air.

It looked like fun to make pancakes! George wanted to help. On a table near the griddle was a basket full of blueberries. These pancakes need blueberries, George thought. And he sprinkled some on top. Meanwhile, the man at the griddle was so busy he didn't notice the little monkey helping him. But the line grew and grew...

George's pancakes were a hit! Soon everyone wanted them and the man could not keep up. "Please wait," he said to someone holding an empty plate. "I need to find an assistant to help me." And just like that, he was gone. George looked at the people waiting in line and then at the empty griddle. Why, he could make pancakes. He could be the assistant! George poured the batter into nice round circles.

Next he added blueberries. He waited just a minute to let the pancakes cook. Then he flipped them over. And last, he added syrup. The line for pancakes was enormous. "I've been coming to this breakfast for years," a man said. "But I've never seen pancakes made like this before!" "I've never eaten this many pancakes before," said a girl. "I didn't even like pancakes before!" said another girl. "I didn't even like pancakes before!" said another girl.

And they all lined up for more. When the man returned with his new assistant, he was shocked to see a monkey making pancakes. "This is no place for a monkey!" he yelled, and he began to chase George. George hadn't meant to cause trouble. He'd only wanted to help. Now he only wanted to get away.

Quickly, George found a place to hide, and the man and his assistant ran right by. But where did George go? When it was safe to come out, George jumped down. He was covered in syrup like a pancakeand he was sticking to everything! George was curious: could these napkins help him get clean?

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