Curious George Flies a Kite by Margret Rey

Curious George Flies a Kite is really three stories in one, and is a lot longer than most of the beginning reader Curious George books. Today we sat down with this on the couch together and he read me the entire thing. This is the first time he's asked me for that, so I got a little weepy.

We've been playing a lot of phonics games lately, trying to build his confidence and get him more comfortable with reading instead of feeling frustrated because it's not clicking and yesterday he asked me if we could get some books just for him from the library. He's great at math and science, he remembers things that blow my mind and he's got this amazing hand/eye coordination that causes me much envy.he's just not the best reader. AND THE NINE MONKEYS and FIND THE CONSTELLATIONS.My middle son is currently seven and he struggles with reading. Additional Curious George books followed, as well as such other favorites as CECILY G. CURIOUS GEORGE has been published in many languages, including French, German, Japanese, Afrikaans, and Norwegian. Their incorrigible little monkey has become an American icon, selling millions of books and capturing the hearts of readers everywhere. Eventually, they made their way to the United States, and CURIOUS GEORGE was published in 1941.

Throughout their lives the Reys created many lively books together, including SPOTTY, PRETZEL, and lift-the-flap books such as HOW DO YOU GET THERE? The manuscript of the first Curious George books was one of the few items the Reys carried with them on their bicycles when they escaped from Paris in 1940. Eventually Cambridge, Massachusetts, became the Reys’ home and community. In their twenties and thirties they lived in Paris and in Rio de Janeiro, where Hans sold bathtubs in villages along the Amazon River. Hans Augusto Rey (1898-1977) met his wife-to-be, Margret (1906-1996), at a party in her father’s home in Germany when he first caught a glimpse of her, she was sliding down the banister. Curious George has been successfully adapted into a major motion picture and an Emmy-winning television show on PBS. More than 200 Curious George titles followed, with 75 million books sold worldwide. After the Reys escaped Paris by bicycle in 1940 carrying the manuscript for the original Curious George, the book was published in America in 1941. Hans and Margret 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 Spotty and Pretzel. But it was their rambunctious little monkey who became an instantly recognizable icon.

Curious George Flies a Kite by Margret Rey