cover image Curious George in the Big City

Curious George in the Big City

Margret Rey. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), $12.95 (24pp) ISBN 978-0-618-15252-0

Presumably seizing this anniversary opportunity, a pair of titles neither written nor illustrated by either of the Reys debut this fall: Margret & H.A. Rey's Curious George in the Big City and Margret & H.A. Rey's Curious George Goes to a Costume Party, both ""illustrated in the style of H.A. Rey by Martha Weston."" In the first offering, the little monkey gets lost in the big city. Alas, the cover illustration shows George clinging to the top of the Empire State Building, the New York City skyline behind him, with the World Trade Center towers rising majestically on the horizon. In the second, the fellow puzzles over what disguise to wear until he gets tangled in a sheet and winds up a ghost. (Sept.)