num_pages: 40
description: Thumbelinais no biggerthan your thumb!Thumbelina is content to spend her days rowing in a boat made from a tulip petal and sleeping in a cradle made from a polished walnut shell. Then one horrible night a toad kidnaps her, and she is tossed from one wretched adventure to another.Will Thumbelina be forced to marry the toad's son or spend her days deep underground with a rich mole? Only her steadfast kindness and bravery and the help of some loyal friends will lead Thumbelina to true love.Two-time Caldecott Honor artist Brian Pinkney's adaptation of the classic tale vividly captures the dramatic journey and quiet strength of Hans Christian Andersen's tiny heroine.
language: English
title: Thumbelina
titlecomplete: Thumbelina
genres: Fairy Tales, African American, Picture Books, Childrens
ratings_count: 79
publisher: Greenwillow Books