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Princess Hyacinth (The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated)
  • Published: 13 June 2016
  • ISBN: 9780553538045
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $17.99

Princess Hyacinth (The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated)

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A Caldecott Honor artist and award-winning author team up to create a truly original character: a princess who is so light, she floats! Now in paperback.

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.

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.
  • Published: 13 June 2016
  • ISBN: 9780553538045
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $17.99
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About the authors

Lane Smith

Lane Smith is a five-time recipient of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book award and a two-time Caldecott Honor recipient. In 2012 the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art named him a Carle Artist for “lifelong innovation in the field of children’s picture books,” and in 2014 he was awarded the lifetime achievement award from the Society of Illustrators. He is the illustrator of many books, including The Stinky Cheese Man, and the author/illustrator of It’s a Book, Grandpa Green, and John, Paul, George & Ben, among others. He is married to book designer Molly Leach.
portrait photo of Lane Smith

Praise for Princess Hyacinth (The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated)

"The quirky oil and watercolor illustrations seamlessly match Heide's wry, understated text." --Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review