Description:
He's made pancakes, played baseball, taken a job, and even gotten a medal once. He's been to school, the beach, the movies, the aquarium, and (who could forget?) the hospital. Is there anything Curious George hasn't done? Almost certainly, and your resident George fan would be happy to reenact the mischievous monkey's most recent adventures for you in detail. With this well-constructed pop-up house, kids (and grownups, too) can act out their own Curious George stories. Just unfasten the storybook's red shoelace tie, and after a couple quick folds and flips, up pops the cozy home of George and the ever patient man with the yellow hat. (Included are a sturdy, standup cut out of each, 3 and 6.5 inches tall, respectively.) Spread out in a 15 by 19 inch floor plan with 10-inch-high walls, the house includes George's bedroom, a well-appointed kitchen, a front yard (complete with a bunny hutch, for George's hip-hopping pals), and a dock by a lake. The sturdy house comes with 43 standup, press-out props, everything from a bicycle to a bag of doughnuts to a bunch of balloons to bunnies galore, all faithfully illustrated and tucked cleverly into a hidden envelope beneath the lake. George's house also features many smart pop-ups (including a bed, breakfast table, and garden hose, among others) and dozens of intuitive hooks for storytelling (especially neat are two small, 20-page booklets, an alphabet primer and "Curious George's Day of Adventure"). (Ages 4 and 8) --Paul Hughes
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