Curious George Rides a Bike
 First edition | |
| Author |
H. A. Rey Margret Rey |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Curious George |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 1952 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Curious George Takes a Job |
| Followed by | Curious George Gets a Medal |
Curious George Rides a Bike is a children's book written and illustrated by Margret Rey and H. A. Rey and published by Houghton Mifflin in 1952. It is the third book of the original Curious George series and tells the story of George's new bicycle and his experiences performing with an animal show.
Plot
The man with the yellow hat buys George a bicycle. He helps a newspaper boy with his route, but makes boats of the newspapers and sets them adrift in a stream. He runs into a rock, which ruins the bike's front wheel. Workers with an animal show fix the wheel and George joins the show. He is given a bugle to play. He is instructed not to feed the ostrich but the bird gets the bugle lodged in his throat and the workers retrieve it. The workers then kick George out of the show for violating the rules and George had to sit on a bench as a punishment until the workers send George back home. Meanwhile, a baby bear escapes and climbs a tree, so George rescues him by lowering him to the ground in the newspaper bag. Then the workers are proud of George for saving the bear and lets George join the show for being a hero and rides his bike and plays the bugle in the show. He is a great success, and is permitted to keep the bugle.