A young man travels far from home. He learns the trade of stonework, meets and marries a beautiful girl, and begins to build kites. Together they sail the fantastic shapes over the horizon. The village children call him Kite Flier.
After their son is born, the young wife dies. Kite Flier makes no more kites...until, one day, a scrap of silk flies over the baby's cradle and the baby laughs. So Kite Flier begins again, sending kites sailing in the wind, kites that celebrate the love between father and son. But as the boy grows older, he loses interest in the kites and he, too, longs to travel far from home.
Dennis Haseley's spare, elegant verse combines with David Wiesner's haunting illustrations to create a moving and powerful book. It is a story wise in the ways of loving and letting go that sends the reader on an unforgettable journey.
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