Reviews
Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews , August 15, 2009: "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.", Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews , August 15, 2009: "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." Starred Review, Publishers Weekly , August 17, 2009: "Heide possesses the ability to tell a moralistic tale without a hint of didacticism." Starred Review, School Library Journal , November 2009: "Heide's tale bubbles with effervescence, drawing readers into the fantasy with a lively, conversational text.", Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews , August 15, 2009: "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." Starred Review, Publishers Weekly , August 17, 2009: "Heide possesses the ability to tell a moralistic tale without a hint of didacticism.", Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2009: "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." Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, August 17, 2009: "Heide possesses the ability to tell a moralistic tale without a hint of didacticism." Starred Review, School Library Journal, November 2009: "Heide's tale bubbles with effervescence, drawing readers into the fantasy with a lively, conversational text."
