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apr may june july aug perfect for smart savvy tweens who love fairy tales 978-0-375-83960-3 · $12.99 15.99 can glb 978-0-375-93960-0 $15.99 20.00 can on sale 5/13/2008 trim size 5-1/8 x 7-1/2 · pages 128 carton count 24 · ages 7­11 format unjacketed hardcover order form category middle-grade fiction territory world · all rights rhcb ean 9 780375 839603 glb ean 9 780375 939600 thumbelina tiny runaway bride revamped by barbara ensor here s a contemporary retelling of andersen s tale revamped and fleshed out for today s hip tweens as she did in cinderella as if you didn t already know the tale ensor re-imagines this classic adding her own inimitable humor flair and stylish black-and-white silhouette spot illustrations thumbelina is that story most of us can t quite remember okay sure it s about a tiny girl just the size of your thumb but did you know that her troubles or adventures if you prefer begin when she begs her mother to let her sleep outside on the porch and that in no time she is engaged to a frog and then a mole and even receives a proposal from a miniature king hans christian andersen 1805­1875 the danish author and poet is most famous for his beloved fairy tales such as the little mermaid the snow queen and thumbelina barbara ensor is the author-illustrator of cinderella as if you didn t already know the story hailed in the new york times as truly divine she lives in brooklyn new york also available cinderella as if you didn t already know the story hc 978-0-375-83620-6 · $12.95 16.95 can glb 978-0-375-93620-3 · $14.99 21.00 can middle-grade hardcover · 95

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