Bestselling caldecott honor artist lane smith and legendary author florence parry heidehave 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. "."""""

 

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2016 by Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc .

Judith Heide Gilliland is her daughter. She lived in Cairo for two years and is an expert on Arab culture. She now lives in New Hampshire.