Curious George Flies a Kite

Margret Rey

Houghton Mifflin, 1977 - Fiction - 80 pages

In this Curious George classic tale, everyone's favorite monkey goes on a wild adventure that includes cute bunnies, fishing, cake, a powerful kite, a helicopter, and whole lot of playful fun and mischief right in his own neighborhood.

When Curious George gets a new ball, he loves playing with it! But when he takes a peek out the window and sees a very small house, he becomes curious, so George ventures outside. This curiosity starts a comical chain of events that build up to taming a high-flying kite--with George attached to it! With vibrant signature Rey illustrations and easy-to-read text, this story is sure to delight readers young and old at story time.

About the author

Margret and H. A. Rey created many books during their lives together, including Curious George, one of the most treasured classics of all time, as well as other favorites like Pretzel, Spotty, and Find the Constellations. They had many pets--including two marmoset monkeys that joined them on one of their steamship journeys across the Atlantic. Committed philanthropists in their own lives, a portion of proceeds from each Curious George book sold flows to the Curious George Foundation, which funds programs for children that encourage inquisitiveness in learning and exploring. Curious George has been successfully adapted into a major motion picture and an Emmy-winning television show on PBS and "Pretzel and the Puppies," based on their picture books, is a streaming series on Apple TV+. www.curiousgeorge.com www.pretzelandthepuppies.com H. A. Rey and his wife, Margret, first introduced the world to the bighearted, fun-loving, mischievous hero Curious George in 1941, and young readers have been in love with him ever since. Curious George has been successfully adapted into a major motion picture and an Emmy-winning television show on PBS, and Pretzel and the Puppies, based on their picture books, is a streaming series on Apple TV+. curiousgeorge.com; pretzelandthepuppies.com

Bibliographic information

• Title: Curious George Flies a Kite; A book & CD favorite, ISBN 0618998845, 9780618998845; Book & cassette favorites; Curious George; Read-along book and CD favorite; Sandpiper paperback editions
• Author: Margret Rey
• Illustrated by: Hans Augusto Rey
• Edition: illustrated, unabridged, reprint, braille
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1977
• ISBN: 0395259371, 9780395259375
• Length: 80 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Apes, Monkeys, etc; Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Rabbits; Juvenile Fiction / Classics; Juvenile Fiction / Sports & Recreation / General