This book features in the following series: Leapfrog Fairy Tales, Leapfrog Series .
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Hachette Children's Group .
Author: Margaret Nash is an established author of children's fiction and won the Silver Smarties Award in 1998. She lives in Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire. Illustrator: Richard Morgan is an established illustrator and enjoys success with both picture books and black line artwork. Richard lives in Hertfordshire.
This book contains the following story:
Thumbelina
Thumbelina is so small she sleeps in a walnut shell bed with a rose petal sheet. One day, a toad steals her away from her home to marry his son and keeps her captive on a lilypad, until she is rescued by a beetle who takes her back to his family. She runs away into the forest only to be met by a mole who thinks she is so lovely he must marry her. Eventually Thumbalina escapes on the back of a swallow.
This book is in the following series:
Leapfrog Fairy Tales
The Leapfrog Fairy Tales series features some of our best-loved fairy tales, simply retold in under 180 words, with bright illustrations for children to read on their own.
Leapfrog Series
The Leapfrog series is perfect for children who are reading on their own, with fun stories of no more than 200 words.
