Thumbelina

Elsa Beskow illustrates this Hans Christian Anderson tale beautifully. This illustrator is so good at drawing nature, particularly insects and flowers, and draws wonderful children and fairyfolk. I appreciate Elsa Beskow's attention to detail and accuracy of the natural world so we were surprised to......more

Illustrated by David Johnson “Thumbelina” is one of the most cherished stories in the Rabbit Ears Storybook Classics series and is surely a classic in its own right. Kelly McGillis’ tender narration, along with Mark Isham’s memorizing music and David Johnson’s exquisite drawings, combine to make......more

Thumbelina, illustrated by David Johnson. Part of Rabbit Ears Entertainment's series of fairy-tell retellings, this adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina is mostly faithful to the original, with one or two minor changes obviously intended to make the heroine less passive. Thumbelina asks......more

Here is yet another fairy tale variation of Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina. The story basically follows most of the other versions that are out there in the telling although at the last part of it Thumbelina's name is changed to something more fitting of her closing rank. Instead what sets th......more

There's always been something unsettling to me about the desire of other creatures to steal steal Thumbelina off and arrange a marriage for her. Child trafficking. ick.......more