tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post114340421029055026..comments2024-03-14T00:16:32.077-07:00Comments on 50 Books: BOOKS: Curiouser GeorgeTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143759759467455512006-03-30T15:02:00.000-08:002006-03-30T15:02:00.000-08:00I just have to say my favorite story about George ...I just have to say my favorite story about George is when he treks off into space. I'm a total space nut. I'm also nearly thirty, with no kids (ever!) and bought the complete series of George books for myself a few years back.<BR/><BR/>LOL. I never outgrew my childhood. I still love kids books.Shadowspunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17303574435119285359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143577313204316082006-03-28T12:21:00.000-08:002006-03-28T12:21:00.000-08:00Here's a blog entry I enjoyed about how Curious Ge...Here's a blog entry I enjoyed about how Curious George and the possible interpretations. <BR/><BR/>http://www.proteinwisdom.com/index.php/weblog/entry/19533/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143503332477272982006-03-27T15:48:00.000-08:002006-03-27T15:48:00.000-08:00I have to give you props, roughmagic. I was trying...I have to give you props, roughmagic. I was trying to multitask, feeding me and Sam a banana (speaking of monkeys) while reading everyone's comments, and yours made me choke on my banana. Which made Sam -- who thinks coughing is the high point in contemporary humour -- laugh his head off, making him look much like the photo that made Meepers's ovaries explode. Heh.<BR/><BR/>Dave, you need to follow the link I posted to Jack Johnson's Curious George CD on Amazon, where you can listen to some sample tracks that feed your conflicted feelings. I just got back from a baby playgroup where I was talking about this CD with two other moms who have the same ridiculous fondness for it that I do.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143491906578479902006-03-27T12:38:00.000-08:002006-03-27T12:38:00.000-08:00As a college prof, I have to admit to being one of...As a college prof, I have to admit to being one of those people who overthink kidslit (yes, I snarled "imperialism!" at the man in the yellow hat). But your take on Curious George made my day. And all I can say is, if you think your toddler is tough, wait until he's four and decides to ask you loudly, in a public restroom stall, "Mommy, did an elephant grab your penis?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143491594414129292006-03-27T12:33:00.000-08:002006-03-27T12:33:00.000-08:00I love George -he can't help that he's curious. Bu...I love George -he can't help that he's curious. But young master there ... so cute that my ovaries are now exploding. Thank you!Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951245243340114887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143488310340281832006-03-27T11:38:00.000-08:002006-03-27T11:38:00.000-08:00I like your interpretation much better! It's still...I like your interpretation much better! It's still rather uncomfortable to explain to the child, however, about the whole jungle safari / hat trick / boat ride / zoo thing. Mine hasn't questioned it yet. Another thing. In my opinion George is given waaay too much rope, and if he inevitably hangs himself on it, it's really not his fault. If we're using the early childhood analogy, the man with the yellow hat needs to hire a monkey-sitter. And everyone else needs to be more mindful of the juvenile monkey. I'm looking at you, dump truck operator.Lydia Netzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448861273955788158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143479985334590622006-03-27T09:19:00.000-08:002006-03-27T09:19:00.000-08:00As mom of a 2 year old, I am living Curious George...As mom of a 2 year old, I am living Curious George these days, too. She begs for "Jack song" on the computer (you can watch the video from Johnson's website if you go to films, then bonus.)<BR/>Thanks for writing out the lyrics - I am listening to it 50 times a day, and usually lyrics are what I hear first, but for some reason I hadn't yet appreciated that poetry as I should.<BR/>In college, I was a camp counselor at a zoo. Let me tell you, Curious George was NOT popular amongst zoo workers, who are already sensitive about the whole cage/animal jail thing. To have people thinking that animals are stolen from the wild to go ino zoos is not good p.r.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143479408549165522006-03-27T09:10:00.000-08:002006-03-27T09:10:00.000-08:00Even going civilized isn't a guarantee - e.g. regr...Even going civilized isn't a guarantee - e.g. regression to the feral in >i< Lord of the Flies>i<. Or Bush giving the finger to Congress. Of course, that's assuming he was civilized to begin with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143479392383523482006-03-27T09:09:00.000-08:002006-03-27T09:09:00.000-08:00I wanted to not like Jack Johnson on account of hi...I wanted to not like Jack Johnson on account of his being a too-often barefoot folky, and because he writes the kind of songs that will plague us on adult contemporary station to the end of our days and then longer, but all of this is negated by the fact that he’s <I>really good</I>. <BR/><BR/>And I only just learned the origin of how George came to live with the Man in the Yellow Hat. It just came up in conversation a week or two ago, with a friend who’s savvy in the ways of fictional monkeys. I think I always assumed that MiYH picked George up at the local monkey store or something. But no: it was blatant monkey theft while on safari. Not cool.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856187137331544258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143478679687130692006-03-27T08:57:00.000-08:002006-03-27T08:57:00.000-08:00Curious George is absolutely about parenting a tod...<B>Curious George</B> is absolutely about parenting a toddler. Anyone who's ever called their kid 'you little monkey' must agree. My personal favorite is when George fills the house with soap bubbles, after spilling ink on the floor trying to refill a fountain pen. Because toddler + water play = big fun!landismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328094347362872558noreply@blogger.com