Andrea Spalding - The Most Beautiful Kite in the World

Andrea Spalding

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The Most Beautiful
Kite in the World

By: Andrea Spalding
Illustrations by: Leslie Watts
Type: Picture Book
Published by: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Year:2003
Available in: Hardcover, 32pp
ISBN: 1-55041-706-X
Available in: Softcover, 32pp
ISBN: 1-55041-805-X

Jenny wants nothing more for her birthday than the beautiful kite she saw in the store window. But she is crushed when here father proudly gives her a kite he made himself. Jenny knows the plain white kite is never going to fly like the beautiful one from the store. And she is right; the homemade kite doesn’t fly at all. But with a little help from the neighbours, the humble little kite is about to undergo a transformation. And Jenny will see her birthday present in a whole new light.

- Canadian Children’s Book Centre “Our choice”
- Canadian Toy Testing Council 2004 Recommended Books
- nominated for Chocolate Lily Award

- “Spalding’s prose aptly catches the drama and Watt’s illustrations are colourful, realistic and captivating.” London Free Press.

- “Her prose aptly captures the drama in the life of a small girl, and the illustrations by Watts are colourful, realistic and captivating.” Canadian Press.

- “a charming little tale about disappointment turned to delight... Vancouver Sun.

- “a deceptively simple story which carries important themes...” Canadian Materials.

- “Gentle and perceptive” School Library Journal.

Jenny falls in love with a beautiful red kite in the store window and hopes her father will buy it for her birthday. Her birthday arrives and she receives a kite, but it is not the red one she hoped for. Her father has made her a white one. Worst of all, it doesn't fly properly. Jenny and her father and a few friends have to work together and ... well, you have to read the story to see what happens. Take a special look at Georgia Graham's prairie paintings and see what Jenny's dog is doing on every page.

Newly republished in 2003! New artwork and in bound in a durable hardcover for little hands.

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