{"product_id":"princess-hyacinth-the-surprising-tale-of-a-girl-who-floated-isbn-9780553538045","title":"Princess Hyacinth (The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated)","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/u\u003e, August 15, 2009:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/u\u003e, August 17, 2009:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Heide possesses the ability to tell a moralistic tale without a hint of didacticism.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/u\u003e, November 2009:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Heide’s tale bubbles with effervescence, drawing readers into the fantasy with a lively, conversational text.”\u003cb\u003eFlorence Parry Heide\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of more than fifty books, including the Treehorn titles, illustrated by Edward Gorey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLane Smith\u003c\/b\u003e’s many accolades include two Caldecott Honors,  two \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Illustrated Book Awards, several ALA-ALSC Notable Awards, and countless  “Best Book” citations from \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, Booklist, The Bulletin, \u003c\/i\u003eand others.  He lives in Washington, Connecticut.","brand":"Dragonfly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301871079653,"sku":"NP9780553538045","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780553538045.jpg?v=1767735109","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/princess-hyacinth-the-surprising-tale-of-a-girl-who-floated-isbn-9780553538045","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}