Non-fiction

• A Kite Journey Through India by Tal Streeter
• 2008 Mini Kite-A-Day Box Calendar by Jeff Cole, Wayne Hosking
• Asian Kites: Asian Arts & Crafts for Creative Kids by Wayne Hosking (2005)
• The Art of the Japanese Kite (1974) by Tal Streeter
• Best Ever Paper Kites (2003) by Norman Schmidt
• Big Book of Kites (1988) by Jim Rowlands
• Catch the Wind: All about Kites (1989) by Gail Gibbons
  Gail Gibbons
  Gail Gibbons is an author and illustrator of children's books. With over 120 titles to her credit, Gibbons is a leader in the field of nonfiction, educational picture books....
  
  
• The Complete Book of Kites and Kite Flying by Will Yolen
• The Complete Beginner's Guide to Making and Flying Kites (1977) by Edward Dolan
• The Complete World of Kites by Bill Thomas
• The Flexifoil Book of Power Kiting (2004) by Jeremy Boyce
• Flying Kites in Fun, Art, and War by James Wagenvoord. Macmillan, 1968
• The Great Kite Book (1997) by Norman Schmidt
• Japanese Kite Prints by John Stevenson (2004)
• The Kiteby Maasaki Modegi
• Kite Making and Flying by Harold Ridgeway
• Kites (1992) by Barrie Caldecott
• Kites by Wayne Hosking
• The Kite Making Handbook (2004) compiled by Rossella Guerra, Giuseppe Ferlenga
• Kites: The Science and the Wonder (1983) by T. Ito and K. Hirotsugu
• KITES: an Historical Survey by Clive Hart. Frederick A. Praeger, 1967
• Kites : a practical handbook for the modern kite flyer (1997) by Ron Moulton & Pat Lloyd
• The Kite Book : all the know-how you need to fly a kite (2007) by Rosanne Cobb
• Kites: Flying Skills and Techniques, from Basic Toys to Sport Kites (2007) by Rosanne Cobb
• Kites: Paper Wings Over Japan by Scott Skinner et al. (1997)
• Kitesurfing : the complete guide (2002) by Ian Currer
• Kiteworks: Exploration in Kite Building and Flying by Maxwell Eden. Sterling Publications, 1989.
• Kiteworld by Keith Roberts. Arbor House, 1986.
• Magnificent Books of Kites by Maxwell Eden
• Making & Flying Stunt Kites & One-liners (1995) by Wolfgang Schimmelpfennig
• More Sky (1973) by Otto Piene
  Otto Piene
  Otto Piene is a German artist. He lives and works in Düsseldorf and Groton, Massachusetts.-Biography:...
  
  
• One-Hour Kites (1989) by Jim Rowlands
• Origami: Tako & Kites by Mikio Toki
• The Penguin Book of Kites by David Pelham
• The Ultimate Kite Book : complete guide to choosing, making and flying kites of all kinds (1992) by Paul & Helene Morgan

Manned kiting: hang gliding, paragliding, towed-manned, man-lifting

• The Art of Paragliding by Dennis Pagen
• Flying Conditions: Micrometeorology for Pilots (1979) by Dennis Pagen
• Hang Gliding Flying Skills (1977) by Dennis Pagen
• Hang Gliding Training Manual: Learning Hang Gliding Skills for Beginner to Intermediate Pilots (1995) by Dennis Pagen
• Manned Kiting: The Basic Handbook of Tow Launched Hang Gliding By Dan Poynter
• Paraglider Ground Handling and the Art of Kiting by Paul Hamilton
• Paragliding Flight: Walking on Air (1990) by Dennis Pagen
• Performance Flying: Hang Gliding Techniques for Intermediate and Advanced Pilots (1993) by Dennis Pagen
• World on a String: The Story of Kites by Jan Yolen. William Collins and World Publishing, 1968

Kite Aerial Photograph (KAP)

• Hanging by a thread by Craig Wilson
• Terschelling in vliegervlucht by Gerrit Bart Volgers

Fiction

• The Kite Fighters
  The Kite Fighters
  The Kite Fighters is a historical children's novel by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Eung Won Park.-Plot:Set in Seoul, Korea, in 1473, the novel depicts the relationship of two brothers in a tradition-bound family. Lee Young-sup is acutely aware of the difference in his status being a younger...
  
   (2000) by Linda Sue Park
  Linda Sue Park
  Linda Sue Park is an American author of children's fiction. Park published her first novel, Seesaw Girl, in 1999. She has written six children’s novels and five picture books. Park’s work achieved prominence when she received the prestigious 2002 Newbery Medal for her novel A Single Shard...
  
  
• The Kite Rider (2002) by Geraldine McCaughrean
  Geraldine McCaughrean
  Geraldine McCaughrean is a British children's novelist.The youngest of three children, McCaughrean studied teaching but did not like it, and found her true vocation in writing. She claims that what makes her love writing is the desire to escape from an unsatisfactory world...
  
  
• The Kite Runner
  The Kite Runner
  The Kite Runner is a novel by Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books, it is Hosseini's first novel, and was adapted into a film of the same name in 2007....
  
   (2003) by Khaled Hosseini
  Khaled Hosseini
  Khaled Hosseini , is an Afghan-born American novelist and physician of ethnic Tajik origin. He is a citizen of the United States where he has lived since he was fifteen years old. His 2003 debut novel, The Kite Runner, was an international bestseller, selling more than 12 million copies worldwide....
  
  
• High Hopes for Addy (1999) by Connie Porter
  Connie Porter
  Connie Rose Porter is an African-American author best known for her books for children and young adults. She was the third youngest of nine children of a family living in a housing project. She went on to earn degrees from SUNY Albany and Louisiana State University...
  
  

Picture Books

• Angel's Kite by Alberto Blanco
• Bear and Kite by Cliff Wright
• Blue Makes a Kite by Sonali Fry
• Crosby by Dennis Haseley, Jonathan Green (illustrator) ISBN 0152008292
• Curious George Flies a Kite By Margret Rey, Hans Augusto Rey
• The Dragon Kite by Kenneth Steven, Karin Littlewood (illustrator)
• The Emperor and the Kite by Jane Yolen
  Jane Yolen
  Jane Hyatt Yolen is an American author and editor of almost 300 books. These include folklore, fantasy, science fiction, and children's books...
  
  
• Fly-Away Kite by Lee Davis
• Grover, Grover, Come on Over by Katherine Ross
• The Hair-raising Kite Flight by Hedley Griffin
• Henry and the Dragon Kite by Bruce Hall
• Huan Ching and the Golden Fish by Michael Reeser
• Kipper's Kite by Mike Inkpen
• Kirsty's Kite by Carol Stilz
• The Kite by Luis Garay
• The Kite by Mary Packard, Benrei Huang (illustrator)
• The Kite and Caitlin by Roger McGough
  Roger McGough
  Roger Joseph McGough CBE is a well-known English performance poet. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme Poetry Please and records voice-overs for commercials, as well as performing his own poetry regularly...
  
   & John Prater
• The Kite Festival by Leyla Torres
• Kite Flying by Grace Lin
• Laura's Secret by Klaus Baumgart
• Let's Fly a Kite a MathStart book by Stuart J. Murphy, Brian Floca (illustrator)
• Lucky Song by Vera Williams
• The Magic Kite by Rosie Alison & Atholl McDonald (illustrator)
• The Sea-Breeze Hotel by Marcia Vaughan
• We Like Kites by Stan Berenstain
• "The Magic Kite" by Bobette Stanbridge

Specialized kite book lists

• Medieval Kite Bibliography by Archer MacRobert
• Kite Books
• Kite Books at WindPowerSports
• Drachen Foundation
• NYKE
• Extreme Kite Books