The Kite and the Boy by
Aaron Duffy and illustrated by Kary Haaland Greene is the story of a kite who
longed to fly higher and higher until he learns that fly high isn’t so grand. A
kite lived in the window of a toy store and each day he hoped to be taken home.
Each day that hope was dashed until one day when a boy bought him. The boy
immediately put his initials on the kite and took it flying. All summer long,
the boy took the kite flying and the kite loved soaring and swooping in the
sky. One day, the kite noticed a flock of birds were flying higher than he was
and he wanted to fly higher too. But the boy wouldn’t let him. The kite
continued to fight, trying to fly higher until his string snapped and he was
carried away by a strong wind. At first, the kite enjoyed the new heights until
he realized something was wrong. Will the boy find the kite again? Will the
kite be able to fly with the boy again?
The Kite and the Boy
is a beautiful, simple story of how our desires can make us lose sight of what
really matters. It is a lesson that we may not always reach the heights we want
to until we are ready to do so. It is also a tale of forgiveness and the beauty
of redemption. I highly recommend The
Kite and the Boy for any family or school library.
The Kite and the Boy
is available in
paperback and in eBook
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