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Princess Hyacinth: (the SURPRISING TALE of a GIRL who FLOATED)
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Princess Hyacinth: (the SURPRISING TALE of a GIRL who FLOATED) Library binding - 2009

by Florence Parry Heide; Lane Smith (Illustrator)


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A bestselling Caldecott Honor artist and legendary author team up in this "Parents' Choice" Silver Award Book!
Truly a publishing event! Florence Parry Heide, author of such classics as the "Shrinking of Treehorn," and Lane Smith, recipient of a slew of awards, have created an unforgettable princess sure to charm and delight young readers. 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.

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  • Title Princess Hyacinth: (the SURPRISING TALE of a GIRL who FLOATED)
  • Author Florence Parry Heide; Lane Smith (Illustrator)
  • Binding Library Binding
  • Pages 48
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Schwartz & Wade Books
  • Date 2009-09-22
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780375937538 / 0375937536
  • Weight 0.97 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.62 x 11.22 x 0.39 in (21.89 x 28.50 x 0.99 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 600
  • Library of Congress subjects Princesses, Floating bodies
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008039923
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

Media reviews

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2009:
“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.”

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, August 17, 2009:
"Heide possesses the ability to tell a moralistic tale without a hint of didacticism."

Starred Review, School Library Journal, November 2009:
“Heide’s tale bubbles with effervescence, drawing readers into the fantasy with a lively, conversational text.”


From the Hardcover edition.

About the author

Florence Parry Heide is an award-winning writer with more than fifty books under her belt, including the Treehorn titles, illustrated by Edward Gorey. She lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Lane Smith's many accolades include a Caldecott Honor Medal, two "New York Times "Best Illustrated Book awards, several LA Notable Awards, and countless "Best Book" citations from "School Library Journal, Booklist, The Bulletin, "and others. He lives in Washington, Connecticut.

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