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

Bestselling Caldecott Honor artist Lane Smith and legendary author Florence Parry Heide&#160;have teamed up to create an unforgettable princess sure to charm and delight young readers.<br><br> 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.