Thumbelina - Classic Andersen Fairy Tale Picture Book Collection

Author: (Danish) Hans Christian Andersen (Andersen.H.C), original text by Ji Yingwen, illustrated by (Danish) Pia Broch Hacquard
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This picture book series is in full-color, large 16K format, consisting of 13 volumes including "The Ugly Duckling," "The Tinderbox," "The Flying Ship," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Little Match Girl," "The Picture-Book without Pictures," "Thumbelina," "The Princess on the Pea," "The Little Mermaid," "Little Ida's Flowers," and "The Nightingale." It was specially created to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Andersen's birth by inviting 16 top illustrators from around the world to collaborate. The illustrators include Danish Erik Broch Hacquard, Pia Broch Hacquard, and Japanese Ken Kuroi, among others. Unlike Andersen's original text, "Andersen's Fairy Tales Picture Book Collection" presents his works in a new way, passing on the profound humanistic essence of his fairy tales to future generations. These illustrations are more abstract than his words, some making you laugh, others making you sad. It can be said that each collection is suitable for reading from childhood to adulthood and remains fresh with every re-reading. Embrace your child in your arms, open the exquisite Andersen picture books, and with your gentle voice, "light a match," let us walk in the footsteps of Hans Christian Andersen in 2005 and together weave the dream of Andersen's fairy tales. This fairy tale was published in "Stories for Children" in Copenhagen in 1835. It is both a fairy tale and a poem because its plot is beautiful and moving, while also being deeply poetic. Although Thumbelina is tiny and lives in harsh conditions, she has lofty and noble ideals: she yearns for light and freedom. Additionally, she has a very kind heart. The lives of the field mouse and mole are quite good—plenty to eat and use, and they are very content with their lives in the dark burrows. However, Thumbelina dislikes living in such vulgar, selfish, and sunless mud. Despite the extremely difficult conditions, she still tries to care about others. She does everything in her power to save the nearly dying swallow. In the end, she finally manages to fly with the swallow to a free and beautiful land, where she lives a happy life.