Curious George is a fictional monkey who is the title character of a series of popular children's picture books written by Margret and H. A. Rey and illustrated by Alan Shalleck. Various media including films and TV shows have been based upon the original book series. George is described as "a good little monkey and always very curious". Despite being referred to as a monkey throughout the series he is depicted without a tail. In the first book George is caught by "The Man in the Yellow Hat" and taken from Africa to America where the two live together. George and the Man in the Yellow Hat become friends and are shown going on adventures together.