Picture Book Puzzler: The Story Behind the Story

October 18th, 2010 by Eliza Eliza

Our Picture Book Puzzler this week is in honor of our new exhibition, Monsters & Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Picture Books.

What famous children’s book, originally titled The Adventures of Fifi, made a narrow escape from a besieged Paris during World War II with its creators on a homemade bicycle?

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6 Responses to “Picture Book Puzzler: The Story Behind the Story”

  1. Katie LePage says:
    October 18, 2010 at 11:02 am

    This is the beginning of CURIOUS GEORGE.

  2. Lisa Brown says:
    October 18, 2010 at 2:22 pm

    Curious George!

  3. Natasha Garrepy says:
    October 18, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    Curious George!

  4. Natasha Garrepy says:
    October 18, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    Raffy and the 9 Monkeys… I think it was.

  5. Victoria says:
    October 18, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    Curious George?

  6. Eliza says:
    October 21, 2010 at 12:47 pm

    That’s right. Curious George’s creators Hans and Margret Rey escaped Paris with only a few possessions – one of which was their manuscript of Curious George (at the time called The Adventures of Fifi). An official stopped them while crossing their border, but liked the book so much, he let them through. What an amazing story! If any of you are interested, we sell a wonderful book about this called The Journey That Saved Curious George, which goes into much more detail about this remarkable true story behind such a beloved classic.

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