Thumbelina
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Once upon a time there was a woman who longed to have a tiny child of her own, but she had no idea where to get one.
Once upon a time there was a woman who longed to have a tiny child of her own, but she had no idea where to get one.
About this book
The adventures of a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb and her many animal friends.
Themes & subjects
Spanish language materialsFairy talesCuentos de hadasLiteratura juvenilCuentos infantilesTranslations into English
First published 2005Characters & people
Setting
Denmark
About the authors
Hans Christian Andersen
2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875
Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark, to a father who claimed to be related to nobility. After school, he worked as a weaver's apprentice and as a tailor's assistant. At 14, he moved to Copenhagen to be an actor, and was accepted into the Royal Danish Theatre. His career ended when his voice changed, and he decided to become a writer. He published his first story, The Ghost at Palnatoke's Grave, in 1822. An acquaintance paid all expenses to send him to grammar school in Slagelse. He also attended school at Elsinore until 1827. He later admitted that his school years were the darkest and bitterest of his life. After school, Andersen resumed writing. In 1829, he started to se…
Michael Foreman
21 Mar 1938
Michael Foreman (born 21 March 1938) is a British author and illustrator, one of the best-known and most prolific creators of children's books. He won the 1982 and 1989 Kate Greenaway Medals for British children's book illustration and he was a commended runner-up five times. For his contribution as a children's illustrator he was U.K. nominee in 1988 and again in 2010 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. **Source**: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Foreman_(author/illustrator)" target="blanck">Michael Foreman</a> on Wikipedia
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