No. of pages 24
Published: 2016
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"Thumbelina" is a classic fairy tale about a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb who is born from a barley seed. Her adventures begin when she is kidnapped by a toad, seeking to marry her off to her son. As Thumbelina navigates a world filled with various creatures, including a kind-hearted mouse and a jealous mole, she longs for a place where she belongs. Throughout her journey, she showcases resilience and courage. Ultimately, Thumbelina finds happiness among her own kind—the flowers and fairies—where she learns to embrace her uniqueness in a beautiful world. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book features in the following series: Read Along With Me, See And Say Storybooks .
There are 24 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 2016 by Award Publications Ltd .
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.
