After being kidnapped by a toad, a beautiful girl no bigger than a thumb has a series of dreadful experiences and makes many animal friends before meeting fairy prince just her size.
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Pepi Sings a New Song
Pepi loves to sing. But he needs a new song. Will you help me find one?
Thumbelina
A tiny girl no bigger than a thumb is stolen by a great ugly toad and subsequently has many adventures and makes many animal friends, before finding the perfect mate in a warm and beautiful southern land.
The Adventures of Thor the Thunder God
He is the biggest and mightiest of the gods. If he tightens his belt, he doubles his strength. If he swings his hammer, lightning flashes. When he races his billy goats across the sky, their hooves kick up huge thunderclouds. And when the folks below in Middle Earth hear a boom of thunder, they always smile, for they know their loyal Thor, protector and defender of civilization, has once again brought order to the universe.
Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairytales
This compilation of eleven classic tales, including “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” provides readers of all ages a richly illustrated introduction to these timeless tales.
East O’ the Sun and West O’ the Moon
A girl travels east of the sun and west of the moon to free her beloved prince from a magic spell.
The Snow Queen
The strength of a little girl’s love enables her to overcome many obstacles and free a boy from the Snow Queen’s spell.
Days of the Ducklings
On a small island off the coast of Iceland, Drífa has the task of hatching and raising over two hundred peeping wild eider ducklings. Her goal, for which she is supported by a license granted by the Ministry of the Environment, is to raise the ducklings to reestablish a colony of common eiders here. If the ducklings are to survive in the wild, they can’t become pets. Drífa must nurture them while keeping her distance as their caregiver. She must balance the emotionally satisfying appeal of her charges with her ultimate goal of reestablishing the colony if she is to succeed in raising her lovable ducklings to live free as wild eider ducks.
The Tinderbox
A retelling of Andersen’s classic tale of a brave soldier who finds love and fortune in a magic tinderbox
Nights of the Pufflings
On a tiny island off the coast of Iceland, Halla and her friends wait with anticipation. Every spring, millions of puffins, the clowns of the sea, return to nest, lay eggs, and raise their chicks to pufflings. That means Halla and her friends will be busy in August when the pufflings venture out at night to take their first flight. Then, all of the children stay out all night, too. During the nights of the pufflings they rescue thousands of stranded young birds, and in the daytime set them safely free at the beach. In Nights of the Pufflings, Bruce McMillan captures the unique and endearing story of an island tradition.