Princess Hyacinth The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated |
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Author:
| Heide, Florence Parry |
Illustrator:
| Smith, Lane |
ISBN: | 978-0-375-93753-8 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
Publisher: | Random House Children's Books
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Imprint: | Schwartz & Wade |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $20.99 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionA 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.
From the Hardcover edition.