Pre-Owned Thumbelina (Hardcover) by Hans Christian Andersen, Erik Christian Haugaard

9780385322515. Pre-owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. Once there was a woman who was sad because she had no children. She planted a magic seed and from the seed grew a flower. Inside the flower was a tiny, exquisite girl no bigger than the woman's thumb. When an ugly old toad sneaks in and snatches Thumbelina away, her adventures in a world full of dangers begin. Full color.

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