Universal Pictures' and Imagine Entertainment's animated comedy feature, Curious George, is based upon the beloved tale of an inquisitive little monkey with an insatiable appetite for adventure. Originally published in 1941, the book has not been out of print in the 61 years since. Authors H. A. Rey and his wife Margret, creative partners who fled Europe during the Nazi occupation and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts, eventually wrote seven Curious George tales. Published in 14 languages, those seven volumes have sold a combined total of 21 million copies worldwide, making the little monkey who left the jungle with The Man in the Yellow Hat one of the best-sellling and most enduring characters in children's literature.