Brave Thumbelina is a retelling/variation of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, with gorgeous illustrations from An Leysen. It has been a while since I read the original story, so I can't testify to its differences, although I do believe it is supposed to have a happier ending. A woman desperately wants a child, so she is given a flower seed which grows into a tiny daughter she names Thumbelina. One day, Thumbelina is kidnapped by a toad. She runs away, ends up marrying a prince in a forest, and gets wings to visit home. I like the moral of the story that you can be brave and make your own decisions about your life, and obviously this tale is a classic, so what really sets this story apart are the whimsical, beautiful An Leysen art.

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