A farmer's wife who has always wanted a child asks a wise old woman where she can find one. The woman gives her a magic grain of corn which grows into a beautiful flower in which sits the tiniest little girl - 'exactly the same size as your thumb' - hence her name, Thumbelina. She lives happily with the farmer's wife until an ugly toad leaps through a broken window and hops off with her. So begins Thumbelina's fantastic and often frightening adventures. The magic of the original story is retained in this sensitive retelling in which Thumbelina's miniature world is brought to life with stunning detailed illustrations of giant insects, plants and the underground tunnels of the blind old mole's home. The story culminates in the glorious Land of the Flowers where the heroine is joyfully married to the Flower Prince.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Making Reading Fun .

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 in 2005 by HarperCollins Publishers .

The Unknown Adventurer is still believed to be at large in the wild.