Elsa Beskow Mini Books
Book #1
Thumbelina
Written by Hans Christian Andersen & illustrated by Elsa Beskow
4 - 7
Reading
age
32
Page
count
Apr 8, 2025
Publication
date
Hardcover
$9.95
$9.58
Summary
The classic fairy tale of the big adventures of a thumb-sized girl with vintage illustrations in an adorable mini edition with a cloth spine. Thumbelina is so small she sleeps in a walnut shell bed with a violet petal mattress and rose petal sheet. One day, a toad takes her from her home and keeps her captive on a water-lily pad. Will Thumbelina ever find a new home where she belongs? The picture books of Elsa Beskow, ‘the Beatrix Potter of Sweden’, have been known and loved for over a century. This mini gift edition faithfully reproduces Beskow’s classic nostalgic illustrations at a size that is ideal for little hands.
The Creatives Behind the Book
Author
Hans Christian Andersen was born in 1805 in Odense, Denmark. Andersen became famous for his collection of 156 fairy tales: his were the most important art fairy tales of the Biedermeier period. He died in 1875 in Copenhagen.
Illustrator
Elsa Beskow (1874-1953) is the most popular children�s illustrator in Sweden, where her picture books have been known and loved for over a century.
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