Description: As an infant, a lovely princess is cursed to live without gravity. Floating above the earth, the princess manages to avoid such weighty matters as sorrow and suffering but she also misses the experiences (no matter how painful) that grav...
Synopsis As an infant, a lovely princess is cursed to live without gravity. Floating above the earth, the princess manages to avoid such weighty matters as sorrow and suffering but she also misses the experiences (no matter how painful) that gravity would bring into her life--including the opportunity to experience love. B&w illustrations accompany the text. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1969.
Because she is not invited to the christening of the princess, the King's sister casts a spell depriving the child of gravity and the ability to weep tears.
Details
Publication Date:
1984-08-01
Illustrator:
Maurice Sendak
Edition Description:
Reissue
Size
Height:
7.3 in
Width:
4.8 in
Thickness:
0.2 in
Weight:
5.6 oz
Publisher's Note This newly illustrated set of four paperbacks holds the complete fantasy stories (except for several longer stories readily available elsewhere) of George MacDonald.The Light PrincessThe Giant's HeartThe CarasoynPort in a StormPapa's Story (A Scot's Christmas Story)