As a result, George seems uncharacteristically serious in this book and doesn't get into the kind of trouble we might normally expect. What remains is George's mission training, successful rocket trip into space, safe return by parachute, and subsequently recognized status as the first monkey in space. Lost are classic scenes of George getting himself into mischief with an ink blotter, a mess of soap bubbles, some farm animals, and various museum exhibits. She's too young to express a reading preference, but not too young to have a card issued in her own name-hooray! So while I'm no expert on picture books, I'm suddenly in a position to read and review them in my own unique style.Ĭurious George and the Rocket is a shortened version of the 1957 classic, Curious George Gets a Medal, reduced to board-book size for wee-little baby-children like mine. L Our daughter was two weeks old when we brought her to the library to take out her first board book. Curious George and the Rocket is a shortened version of the 1957 classic, Curious George Gets a Medal, reduced to board-book size for wee-little baby-children like mine. She's too young to express a reading preference, but not too young to have a card issued in her own name-hooray! So while I'm no expert on picture books, I'm suddenly in a position to read and review them in my own unique style. Our daughter was two weeks old when we brought her to the library to take out her first board book. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. This book creates more mysteries than it solves.more Our tax dollars apparently weren't enough. And who in Space Force signed off on a monkey floating back to Earth on a flimsy parachute? ANOTHER GOOD QUESTION. You may be asking, "What does the lever do?" GOOD QUESTION. The government's schemes run deeper than we thought.
Nowhere does it say what George's purpose or what he has to do. Does he undergo training from the time between receiving the letter to lift off? We are not privy to this critical piece of information.Īfter a cool countdown sequence where you have to turn the book vertical and freak out to your kid by screaming BLAST OFF to signify the grand spectacle before him, the book asks, "Will George know what to do?" GOOD QUESTION. George the Curious receives an invitation out of the blue to fly in a spaceship BY HIMSELF, of which he has no training.
After a cool countdown sequence where you have to turn the book vertical and freak out to your kid by screaming BLAST OFF to signif The true plot of this book is never fully revealed, creating a haunting backdrop of an otherwise charming story. Does he undergo training from the time between receiving the letter to lift off? We are not privy to this critical piece of information. The true plot of this book is never fully revealed, creating a haunting backdrop of an otherwise charming story.