Customer Reviews

Curious George Goes Fishing

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I'll preface my reasons for giving this book the lowest rating possible by saying that my 2-year old does enjoy reading this book. That being said, the only good thing I can see about this book is that it helps us to get out of the house more often because when my child comes running with this book in hand saying "read this one Mommy" I will go to any length to avoid reading it to her.

There are many good Curious George stories out there. This is not one of them. The only one I've read that surpasses this one in terms of awkward language and nonsensical plot is Curious George and the Bunny. *Spoiler Alert* In this book Curious George does not actually catch any fish; he decides to "fly a kite on a string" instead of "catching a fish on a string". Come on people, are we really that PC? And where is the man in the yellow hat? Now I know why the parents of our 5 year old neighbor so kindly handed down this book to us (along with the Bunny book!). Do yourself a favor and choose anything by Dr. Seuss instead.

I purchased this little book as a companion gift to the Paz - Ready Set Learn fishing kit. I was surprised that it has a cardboard cover and pages. It's a very durable little book w/great illustrations. Our 3 yr old neighbor is thrilled w/it!

Cute, brief little BOARD book. I overlooked that in the description; was just anxious to get a book on fishing to go along with my child's gift of a fishing pole. It's a little young for her but she enjoys Curious George and it went with the theme so it was worth it.

This was a great story about George. I loved reading it to my son. The great thing about the book was that it was hardboard. It was perfect for a 3 year old. It was hard to tear-up.

Unlike some of the other Curious George material I have rated, I was leaning toward 4 stars here, but the *FOUR* instances of smoking must incur a penalty. I understand the scenes were originally drawn fifty years ago, and in principle I frown on revisionist media (like airbrushing on the cover art from Paul Newman's The Hustler), but this is a children's book after all.

Other questionable behavior sees George falling into the lake, but he only inconveniences himself. In the end, he decides flying a kite is more fun than trying to fish.

Like Curious George and the Bunny, this board book simply takes scenes from the earlier Curious George Flies a Kite. Similar typos in the title here, too ("g" and "f" should be capitalized on the front cover). Part of a set of board books released in 2001.

We paired this book with the Pretend & Play fishing set as a gift item. Curious George is a well known classic - I hadn't seen this book in book stores. It complemented the set well.

Unlike the newer tv cartoon, this book has the classic Curious George I grew up with. I thought the story might be a little difficult for my 3-year-old to follow, but it's not. He loves it.