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Just what I was looking for
My 3.5 year old son is ready to give up nap, but I wasn't ready to give up my afternoon quiet time. This was the perfect solution. I put one of these CDs in and he lays down and listens. There is nice music throughout and the storytellers all have very pleasant voices. There are 2 CDs in this set, each with over an hour of storytelling. He likes them so much that he frequently gets up after the first CD is over and asks for the other one, so I get 2 hours of quiet and he gets the rest he still needs to get through his day. I will definitely be getting the other CDs in this series. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Children's audiobooks    3. Juvenile Folk Tales / Mythology / Fables    4. Children's Audio - 4-8    5. Children's Books/All Ages    6. Fairy Tales & Folklore - General    7. Children: Grades 1-2    8. Juvenile Fiction / General    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Anthologies    11. Fairy tales   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Fairy Tales & Folklore - European    5. Fairy Tales & Folklore - General    6. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title    7. Fairy tales    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Preschool Picture Story Books    10. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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Great Illustrations that My daughter loves
My daughter (5 years) loves this book.We actually got it from the library and have been enjoying it for a month and are ready to renew it as she cannot part with it.She loves to hear the story read aloud to her, and the language is well chosen for an oft told tale; but she also delights in the illustrations and really sits and studies them in a way I've only see her do with a few books.The pictures seem to invite her to look longer and to linger, which gets her imagination working!Beautiful! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Fairy Tales & Folklore - European    5. Fairy Tales & Folklore - General    6. Fairy tales    7. General    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Nature & the Natural World - General    10. Preschool Folk Tales    11. Social Issues - Friendship    12. Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Single Title   

Subjects:  1. Bilingual books    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Classics    4. English-Spanish    5. Fairy tales    6. Foreign Language Study - General    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Spanish: Grades 2-3    9. Juvenile Fiction / Classics   

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Subjects:  1. Children's All Ages - Literature    2. Children's Audio - 4-8    3. Children's audiobooks    4. Children's stories, Danish    5. Children: Kindergarten    6. Classics    7. Denmark    8. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Collections by Author    9. Fairy tales    10. General    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Translations into English    13. Classic fiction   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Fairy Tales & Folklore - General    5. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title    6. Fairy tales    7. General    8. Jeffers, Susan    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Single Title   

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A book about a small person doing extrodinary things.
Thumbelina is not normal girl she is about the size of your thumb, but don't let her height mistake you she can do alot of things other people can't do.Like she can fit into small spaces that you can't.So if you like books that are about people doing extremely different things that you don't think that can do then this is the book right for you to read.This book will amaze your eyes with the colorful pictures inside, and with the amazing things Thumbelina can do.

A Beautiful Little Tale
Hans Christian Andersen's story of Thumbeline is so endearing that it's no wonder that so many authors have written their own versions of it and so many illustrators have had a go at making tiny Thumbeline come to life.This version, translated by Anthea Bell and illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger is brimming with charm, rustic folk sensibilities, kindness and compassion spiked with just the right amount of perilous adventure to make it interesting, and a lovely magical feel. The story is well told in satisfyingly descriptive language.The illustrations are superb! Zwerger does a wonderful job with all of the animal characters that Thumbeline encounters and manages to infuse them with emotion and intelligence as well as country charm. Little red-haired Thumbeline is delicate and sweet in several lovely costumes with a peasant feel to them. You know the tale...a woman tells a witch that she wants a "tiny child" and the magic gives her exactly what she wishes for, a tiny child no bigger than her thumb.Thumbeline is born from the heart of a tulip. She's so beautiful and sweet that every small suitor in the neighborhood wants her hand in marriage, including a toad, a mole and a June beetle. They are not interested in the fact that she does not want to marry them!She gets help from other wee folk in the woodland community and makes a good friend when she saves the life of a swallow. The story ends happily for Thumbeline. It may be desirable to point out to your young ones that not every unattached female needs to find a husband, especially very young ones like Thumbeline, and that kidnapping and force are not true ways to get a girl to marry you!Children are smart enough to know that but it's still a good idea to talk over the odd concepts that a child may be thinking about after you read this story.I love this old-fashioned story and this re-telling adds beautifully to its charm and therefore justifies its conception.

A Little Gem
The familiar Hans Christian Andersen story of Thumbelina has received the royal treatment from Susan Jeffers. Her large, lovely pictures make this seem like you are stepping into the story for the first time. Thumbelina is so dainty and sweet that it's no wonder the toad wishes to marry her but poor Thumbelina has a harrowing time escaping from her warty suitor. Share a trumpet vine blossom with Thumbelina, a pair of hummingbirds and a fat bumble bee or take a ride with her on the back of a gallant swallow.This whole story is enchanting from start to finish and the pictures are a delight! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Literature / Classics    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Denmark    4. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title    5. Fairy tales    6. Folklore    7. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    2. Children: Preschool    3. Fairy Tales & Folklore - General    4. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Preschool Picture Story Books    7. Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Single Title   

Subjects:  1. Children's All Ages - Literature    2. Children: Preschool    3. Classics    4. Fairy Tales & Folklore - General    5. Fairy tales    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Preschool Folk Tales    8. Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings    9. Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Single Title   

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Subjects:  1. Cartoons and comics    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Classics    4. Comic books, strips, etc    5. Comics & Cartoons    6. Comics & Graphic Novels - General    7. Fairy Tales & Folklore - General    8. Fairy tales    9. Humor    10. Juvenile Fiction   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8    2. Children: Babies & Toddlers    3. General   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    2. Fairy Tales & Folklore - European    3. Readers - Beginner   

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Children's 4-8    3. Children: Preschool    4. Fiction    5. General    6. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Fairy tales    4. Readers - Beginner   

Subjects:  1. Children's All Ages    2. Juvenile Fiction    3. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/All Ages    2. General   

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Fairy Tale
A woman wants to have a child, but she does not have one.One day, a fairy gives the woman a seed.The woman planted the seed, and it grew.It turned into a beautiful flower, and inside the flower was a girl.The girl was about as big as a thumb, so the woman called her Thumbelina.Thumbelina was taken by a toad and placed on a lily pad.The toad wanted Thumbelina to marry his son, but Thumbelina didn't like the toad.As the days go by, stuck in a forest all alone, Thumbelina was not happy.Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Classics    5. Fairy Tales & Folklore - European    6. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title    7. Fairy tales    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Single Title