Seuss and Curious George books have sold millions and continue to sell hundreds of thousands annually, publishers say that financial pressures force them to make these titles ''new'' again - and contend You start to wonder if the mischievous monkey is at work in the children's publishing industry, tearing up pages and scribbling nonsense just as he did in ''Curious George Learns theĮven though the original Dr. Names and the familiar yellow covers on the eight newly published Curious George titles, it turns out they were actually illustrated by a computer firm and were written by someone who wishes to remain anonymous - and theīooks read that way. Seuss's ABC,'' for example, both use the art from the original books but muffle the voices of their authors. The children's bookshelves are getting crowded with knockoffs, making it difficult to judge classics by their covers. But in this era of brand extension and exploitation of deceased authors (everyone from Ernest Hemingway to Margaret Mitchell), Still, as a former bookworm and a book-buying parent, I thought I knew the answers. Go!'' go? Granted, these are not monumentally important Op quiz: How many Curious George books are there? How does the book ''Go, Dog. BOOKEND / By DAVID HANDELMAN Curiouser and Curiouser
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