Tom Thumb: A Fairy Tale by Charles Perrault (Little Pebbles) - Hardcover

Perrault, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0789206943 ISBN 13: 9780789206947

Publisher: Abbeville Kids,US, 2001

Synopsis

The smallest of seven brothers, measuring no more than a thumb at birth, Tom is still the cleverest. When he and his brothers become lost in the woods, Tom devises a brilliant plan to save them all from the flesh-eating ogre! The stories in the LITTLE PEBBLES series have been adapted for children today, while respecting the richness and flavor of the original versions. Children will love the small size of the books, their warm, inviting illustrations, and the fun game page at the end of each tale. Kids will want to read all the books in the series.

About this title

Review:

"A pretty series....very artistically done." - Parade "A perfect first collection of fairy tales....packed with wit, tradition and marvelous stories and illustrations." - Copley News Services"

About the Author:

Charlotte Roederer has illustrated almost a dozen children's books, including Abbeville's Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Puss in Boots, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, also in the LITTLE PEBBLES series. In 1996, she was on the judging committee for the Jerome Main Prize for children's illustrations. She lives in France.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abbeville Kids,US
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0789206943
• ISBN 13: 9780789206947
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Roederer Charlotte