The Adventures of Tom Thumb

Mayer, Marianna

ISBN 10: 1587170655 ISBN 13: 9781587170652

Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc, 2001

Synopsis

Despite his small size, Tom Thumb is determined to do anything and everything that everyone else can do--and sometimes even more. By the creators of Pegasus. 28,000 first printing.

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Synopsis:

From the magical moment of his birth, Tom Thumb is destined for adventure. For this little lad, no bigger than his father's thumb, has more courage and sense than a dozen grown men. Being swallowed by a cow, snatched by a crow, and gulped down again by a fish might defeat a lesser boy, but not this undaunted child. Yet even these extraordinary events could not prepare Tom for the ultimate life-or-death struggle of wit against brawn - when the formidable giang Gembo decides he's had enough of tiny Tom's tenacity! Both Marianna Mayer's lively narrative, driven by the oral story-telling tradition, and K.Y. Craft's wondrous paintings, inspired by twelth-century manuscript illumination, are full of mischief and surprise. In this keepsake edition, one of the most beloved heroes of fairy tale literature is reborn with all of the spirit and drama that has delighted readers for centuries.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1587170655
• ISBN 13: 9781587170652
• Binding: Library Binding
• Illustrator: Craft Kinuko