Curious George Joins the Team

By H. A. Rey

Curious George has a playdate at a park designed for children of all abilities, perfect for his new friend, Tina, who uses a wheelchair. While they are playing together, Tina spots some kids playing her favorite game: basketball. George jumps right into the action, but Tina is too shy to ask to join. George suspects Tina is just as good—even better—than the other kids. Can he come up with a way to show the players she's got game and help her overcome her shyness? This story celebrates how kids of all abilities can play together!

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Jan 5, 2016
• ISBN: 9780544759268

H. A. Rey

H. A. Rey and his wife, Margret, first introduced the world to the bighearted, fun-loving, mischievous hero Curious George in 1941, and young readers have been in love with him ever since. Curious George has been successfully adapted into a major motion picture and an Emmy-winning television show on PBS, and Pretzel and the Puppies, based on their picture books, is a streaming series on Apple TV+. curiousgeorge.com; pretzelandthepuppies.com

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Reviews for Curious George Joins the Team

[sweetiegherkin · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The Man in the Yellow Hat takes George to a new playground in town that is specifically designed so that kids with disabilities can play alongside their able peers. While there, George has fun with his friend Tina, who is in a wheelchair, but they come across a group of kids playing basketball who aren't sure that Tina can join in their game...This book is a modern take on the classic Curious George character and story. It took me a while to figure out why I didn't enjoy it as much as the typical Curious George story, but I finally realized it's because the story doesn't fit the usual pattern of George accidentally causing a problem due to his curiosity before finding a way to fix everything. The book comes across as a little saccharine because the only problem (Tina being able to play basketball or not) is quickly solved with a solution that is arguably over the top. (Tina and George not only play basketball with the other kids and end up joining the team, but they end up being the best players on the team, for every single game.) Still, I appreciate a well-loved character being brought into the present and the use of that character to highlight the needs of children with disabilities.