A collection of eight stories in which Curious George rides a train; plays on a dump truck; celebrates a birthday; goes camping; is invited to a costume party; and visits a toy store, the library, and the city.
Little George learns how to write a zero and gets into trouble when he puts it to use, changing the man with the yellow hat's doughnut order from one dozen to one hundred dozen.
Curious George makes a messy mistake while visiting a new ice cream shop, but he redeems himself by attracting customers when he puts together a big sundae in the window.
George finds himself up in the air when he takes care of his neighbor's kite for a moment. Includes instructions for flying a kite and making a paper airplane.