Hans and Margret Rey created many books during their lives together, including
Curious George, one of the most treasured classics of all time, as well as other favorites like
Spotty and
Pretzel. But it was their rambunctious little monkey who became an instantly recognizable icon. After the Reys escaped Paris by bicycle in 1940 carrying the manuscript for the original
Curious George, the book was published in America in 1941. More than 200 Curious George titles followed, with 75 million books sold worldwide. Curious George has been successfully adapted into a major motion picture and an Emmy-winning television show on PBS. www.curiousgeorge.com.
Maria Wen Adcock is the author of "It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George" published by Clarion Books/Harper Collins. Maria is a first-generation Chinese-American writer from the Midwest who moved to New York to work in marketing at Time Inc. for magazines such as InStyle, Real Simple, and Entertainment Weekly. She founded the parenting blog BiculturalMama.com and has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, Bloomberg News, Newsday, and Huffington Post. She’s a board member of Multicultural Kid Blogs, an organization supporting diverse parenting bloggers, and co-host of the annual publishing event Multicultural Children’s Book Day. As an active SCBWI Long Island volunteer, Maria oversees its largest writing critique group and writes an author blogging series for its newsletters. She resides on Long Island with her husband and two children and works at the local library.
Awards:
Maria Adcock is an award-winning multicultural parenting blogger. Her BiculturalMama.com blog was selected as a "30 Best Asian American Blogs and Website" Honoree. Other accolades include “50 Parenting Blogs Worth Reading and Following” and a “NYC Parenting Bloggers of Tomorrow” winner. NY Metro Parents magazine named her site a “Best Parenting Blog,” and Bicultural Mama was a top 3 finalist in the Mommy Poppins “Best Social Media Mom” Long Island Bestie Awards contest.
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