H. A. Rey - Hooray for Halloween, Curious George

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MARGRET & H. A. REY'SCurious George Goes to a Costume Party Illustrated in the style of H. A. Rey by Martha Weston Houghton Mifflin Company Boston 2001

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The illustrations are watercolor and charcoal pencil, reproduced in full color. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Curious George goes to a costume party / illustrated in the style of H. A. cm.
Based on the original character by Margret and H. A. A.

Rey.
Summary: Curious George inadvertently causes a sensation at his first Halloween costume party.
RNF ISBN 0-618-06564-4 PAP ISBN 0-618-06569-5
[1. MonkeysFiction. 2. HalloweenFiction. 3. 4. 4.

Humorous stories.]
I. Title: Margret and H. A. Rey's Curious George goes to a costume party. II. III. III.

Rey, Margret, 19061996. IV. Rey, H. A. (Hans Augusto),
18981977 V. VI. VI.

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WOZ 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This is George. He was a good little monkey and always very curious. One day George and his friend, the man with the yellow hat, were on their way to a party at Mrs. Gray's house. George could not wait. Gray. Gray.

But when the door opened George did not see Mrs. Gray at allhe saw a witch! "Don't be afraid, George," said the man with the yellow hat. "This witch is our friend." The witch took off her mask. It was Mrs. Gray after all! "Oh dear," she said, "did I forget to tell you this was a costume party?" George had never been to a costume party before. Inside he saw more people that he knew.

They were all wearing costumes. There was his friend Betsy dressed up like an astronaut. And was that Bill? Why, he looked just like a mummy! George wanted to wear a costume, too. "I have some dress-up clothes upstairs," said Mrs. Gray. "Would you like to use them to make a costume, George?" Mrs.

Gray took George to a room with a big trunk filled with clothes. "Borrow anything you like, George," she said. "I have just the thing for your friend downstairs." George tried on lots of costumes. The first was too big. The next was too small. Another was too silly.

And this one was too scary! At last George found a costume that was just right. George was a rodeo cowboy! He wore a vest and pants with fringe. He even had a lasso and a hat! If only he could see himself in the mirror. George was curious. Could he see himself if he stood on the bed? No. He needed to jump higher.

George bounced on the bedjust a littlebut still he couldn't see. He bounced a little more, and a little more. Soon George was having so much fun he forgot all about looking in the mirror. He bounced as high as he could until CRASH!George bounced off the bed. He smashed into the night table and got tangled up in the tablecloth. Suddenly everything went dark.

George heard the people downstairs gasp, "What was that?" "Was that a ghost?" A ghost?! George did not want to meet up with a ghost alone. He dashed out of the room and down the hall. He wanted to get back to his friend in a hurry and he knew the fastest way. He hopped onto the stair rail and sailedWHOOSH!down the stairs. "It is a ghost!" someone screamed. Everyone turned.

They looked scared, and they were looking at George. The ghost must be right behind him! George flew off the rail and landedPLOP!in the arms of a farmer. But this wasn't really a farmer. It was his friend, the man with the yellow hat! Soon everyone stopped looking scared and started to laugh. "That's not a ghost. "That's not a cowboy. "That's not a cowboy.

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