Brave Thumbelina

by An Leysen (Author)

Brave Thumbelina
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Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
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An Leysen's breathtaking and magical retelling of the classic fairy tale of Hans Christian Andersen.

Once upon a time, there was a woman who desperately wanted a child. One day, a good witch passed her house and gave her a flower seed. The woman planted the seed and took good care of it. Before long, two little eyes curiously stared at her between the petals. Inside the flower was a tiny girl. The woman named her Thumbelina. It soon became clear that Thumbelina was a very brave little girl.

In this magical picture book, An Leysen retells the classic fairy tale of Hans Christian Andersen. For children ages 5 and up and anyone who loves enchanting fairy tales.
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"Breathtaking and magical." — Children's and Teen Book Connection
An Leysen
An Leysen (1972) is married to visual artist Jef Faes. They have a daughter together, Louise (2004), who has art running through her veins too. After all, Louise already made some illustrations for both Tanneke de heksenprinses ('Tanneke, the Princess of Witches') and Prinses Dommelijntje ('The Princess Who Could Not Sleep'). An Leysen works as a teacher in Turnhout (Belgium). She teaches 'creation' and 'fashion drawing'. In her spare time she likes to - what else? - read and draw.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781605374215
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Clavis
Publication date
October 01, 2018
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV007000 - Juvenile Fiction | Classics
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV013010 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Adoption
JUV012040 - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Adaptations
Library of Congress categories
Characters in literature
Friendship
Adventure and adventurers
Adventure stories
Mother and child

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