Sylvia Long's Thumbelina.

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Call Number: J 398.20948 An, Kids Book / Picture Books / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Famous Characters / Thumbelina
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	J 398.20948 An	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Famous Characters / Thumbelina	4-week checkout	On Shelf

A girl no bigger than a thumb is stolen by a toad and subsequently has many adventures and makes many animal friends, before finding the perfect mate in a warm and beautiful southern land.
Contents: Tommelise.

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Lovely illustrations, classic story submitted by alotofaxolotl on August 22, 2019, 8:27pm I have read this book many times to both of my daughters, each time enjoying the lovely illustrations. Thumbelina is not the most feminist of main characters: she is rescued by others through most of the story. However, she does make a decision not to compromise what she loves (sunlight and flowers) for the security of marriage to a boring mole. There are interesting discussions to be had about the various characters' motivations and the value of kindness (it is after all, Thumbelina's kindness that revived the sparrow left for dead by others).