Princess Hyacinth (the Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated) - by Florence Parry Heide (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Princess Hyacinth is bored and unhappy sitting in her palace every day, because unless she is weighed down by specially-made cloths, she will float away. Her days are made brighter when a kite-flying boy stops to say hello.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Bestselling Caldecott Honor artist Lane Smith and legendary author Florence Parry Heide have teamed up to create an unforgettable princess sure to charm and delight young readers. <p/> Princess Hyacinth has a problem: she floats. And so the king and queen have pebbles sewn into the tops of her socks, and force her to wear a crown encrusted with the heaviest jewels in the kingdom to keep her earthbound. But one day, Hyacinth comes across a balloon man and decides to take off all her princess clothes, grab a balloon, and float free. Hooray! Alas, when the balloon man lets go of the string . . . off she goes. Luckily, there is a kite and a boy named Boy to save her.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2009: <br></b>"Smith's elegantly cartoonish brush-and-ink character survives an exhilarating scare involving a kite, a rescue and a newly formed friendship. Heide's prose takes off just when Hyacinth does." <p/><b>Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, August 17, 2009: <br></b>Heide possesses the ability to tell a moralistic tale without a hint of didacticism. <p/><b>Starred Review, School Library Journal, November 2009: </b><br>"Heide's tale bubbles with effervescence, drawing readers into the fantasy with a lively, conversational text."<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Florence Parry Heide</b> is the award-winning author of more than fifty books, including the Treehorn titles, illustrated by Edward Gorey. <p/> <b>Lane Smith</b>'s many accolades include two Caldecott Honors, two <i>New York Times </i>Best Illustrated Book Awards, several ALA-ALSC Notable Awards, and countless "Best Book" citations from <i>School Library Journal, Booklist, The Bulletin, </i>and others. He lives in Washington, Connecticut.
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