This is a gorgeous book retelling the story of Thumbelina. The illustrations throughout are breathtakingly done in pastel colors. The images are whimsical and realistic and the retelling is very well done.

This is on the wordier side of Youth reads - the images are large and take up a lot of space but each page has a full paragraph of text as well. So it isn't a quick bedtime read but it is a great book if you have time to sit and read. If your child sits well this is a beautiful book to read to them. It has some good teaching points about being thoughtful and nice and how that can help you in the long run and about appreciating the beauty of the world around us.