Mama has said it is time for "Lights out! Sweet dreams! No more reading in bed, " but her five little monkeys cannot resist reading just a few more books to one another.
Five little monkeys go shopping for school clothes with their mama, but in spite of her warnings about not wandering off, things quickly get complicated.
At the opening of a new toy store, Curious George makes a mess and gets into trouble, but the owner soon sees that things aren't as bad as they appear.
Curious George picks out a pumpkin, helps decorate the house, decides on a costume, and attends a costume party in this series of short stories in rhyme. On board pages.
Curious George causes trouble at a train station, at the opening of a new toy store, on a dump truck, when he finds party supplies, while camping, at his first Halloween costume party, at the library, and in the city, but always redeems himself.