<P> A third series of books, the Curious George "New Adventures," began to appear in 1998, and continues to the present . These books are "illustrated in the style of H.A. Rey" by a variety of credited and uncredited artists including Mary O'Keefe Young, Martha Weston, Anna Grossnickle Hines, Michael Jensen, and Vipah Interactive . </P> <P> Aside from George himself, the only recurring character in the original adventures is the unnamed Man with the Yellow Hat . It was he who lured George into a trap with his hat, captured him in a bag, and forcibly brought him from Africa, and in his house that George lives . The Man often facilitates George's adventures by taking him somewhere, and even more often resolves the tension by intervening just in time to get George out of a tight spot . He is always seen wearing a bright yellow suit and a wide brimmed yellow hat . The Man is never mentioned by name in the original adventures or in any subsequent content over more than six decades . </P> <P> He is always called either "The Man" or fully "The Man with the Yellow Hat". When people speak to George about the Man, they often refer to him as "Your friend", though the Man acts more like a father to George . However, in Curious George (2006), the Man, who is voiced by Will Ferrell, is referred to as "Ted" throughout the film, and his last name is revealed as being "Shackleford" in a deleted scene . </P> <P> Fifty years earlier, in an open the flap book titled See the Circus, published January 1, 1956, H.A. Rey illustrated a man who looks very much like the Man with the Yellow Hat, wearing a blue and white polka dotted kerchief . The caption for the page reads, "Ted has a tricycle, so very small, He cannot ride it, because he's so tall . If you want to find out WHO the rider will be, Just open the flap, and then you will see ." Opening the flap reveals two monkeys riding a tricycle . </P>

What is the man with the yellow hat's real name