Curious George Rides a Bike

Curious George Rides a Bike
Author(s)	H. A. Rey Margret Rey
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Curious George
Genre(s)	Children's literature
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin
Publication date	1952
Media type	Print
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, damaging 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 told not to feed the ostrich but the bird gets the bugle lodged in his throat. The workers retrieve it, but George is fired. A baby bear escapes and climbs a tree. George rescues him by lowering him to the ground in the newspaper bag. For his heroism, George is reinstated in the show. He rides his bike and plays the bugle. He is a great success, and is allowed to keep the bugle.