It was generally thought that the Reys had escaped from Paris, as mentioned,
with only four manuscripts in their packs. But in 1999, when the publisher of
Houghton Mifflin Children's Books, Anita Silvey, visited the Rey archive at the
de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at the University of Southern
Mississippi in Hattiesburg, she became aware of the unpublished manuscript.
According to archived correspondence, Whiteblack the Penguin was submitted
to Ursula Nordstrom at Harper and Brothers. A letter dated October 27, 1942,
includes her comments: "I think Whiteblack can be shortened, sharpened, and
improved. I hope you will let me see it again." But there is no written
confirmation that the manuscript or illustrations were revised or submitted again.
The original jacket illustration was marked with "Propriété de l'auteur H. A. Rey,
Paris," indicating the Reys' address in France. Lay Lee Ong, a longtime friend of
Margret Rey's and executor of the Rey estate, has noted that Whiteblack was
inspired by Margret and Hans's days working at the 1937 Paris World's Fair in
the Brazilian Pavilion, which was stationed across from a penguin exhibit. Hans
spent his days drawing the delightful creatures, and he and Margret created
characters out of them. The book was finally published in 2000.
Quotes from "About Margret and H. A. Rey and Curious George" by Margret
Rey in The Complete Adventures of Curious George.
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