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.