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Title: Thumbelina
ISBN: 0385322518
Author:
Hans Christian Andersen
Publicate Date: 1997-09-08
Publish: 1997-09-08
List Price: $16.95
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Hardcover
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Amazon Lowest New Price: $6.70
Amazon Lowest Used Price: $0.51
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1: Superb illustrations radiate beauty and grace
Artist Arlene Graston has created for THUMBELINA breathtakingly beautiful illustrations full of gentle elegance and poignant sensitivity. The first illustration depicting the birth of Thumbelina within the petals of a flower, positively glows with radiance. Each succeeding painting makes the venerable fairy tale come alive with a new freshness and beauty. Graston's exquisite detail and gorgeous use of color, coupled with her magical vision, majestically complements the text. This book is a favorite of my youngest child. We have read and reread it many times, happily carried away by its charm and magic. I whole- heartedly recomend this lovely book for everyone, for your children and for the child within us all. I am grateful to Ms. Graston for creating a work which connects us with the healing and transporting joy of beauty.
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2: One of the most beautiful children's books I've seen
I had to write this after reading the bizarre review from Kirkus that Amazon posted. I bought the book after it got a starred review in Publisher's Week and was absolutely bowled over. Arlene Graston paints with the kind of enchantment, mastery, and love as the great turn-of-the-century illustrators. Every parent should consider buying this book for their children to show them what beauty is all about.
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