Sylvia Longs Thumbelina

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Marc Notes: A tiny girl no bigger than a thumb is stolen by a great ugly toad and subsequently has many adventures and makes many animal friends, before finding the perfect mate in a warm and beautiful southern land. Review Quotes: KIRKUS REVIEWS The illustrator has made a lush and vivid world for her Thumbelina to inhabit. Review Quotes: SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL\\\."..[C]hildren girls in particular will undoubtedly delight in the happy ending where a gatefold reveals the flower-filled wedding of Thumbelina and her prince.\\\"Review Quotes: PUBLISHERS WEEKLY A jewel box of a work whose pages invite lingering. Review Quotes: THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Long is best known for illustrating the spectacularly beautiful picture book An Egg Is Quiet by Dianna Aston. Her watercolors bring out the wonder of the natural world with an almost emotional intensity. Several spreads in her Thumbelina are vertical, requiring children to turn them to get a proper look, emphasizing that the book is as much a beautiful object as a story to get lost in. Review Quotes: SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL."..[C]hildren girls in particular will undoubtedly delight in the happy ending where a gatefold reveals the flower-filled wedding of Thumbelina and her prince."Biographical Note: Sylvia Long is the award-winning illustrator of many books for children, including Sylvia Long's Mother Goose and An Egg Is Quiet. Her detailed paintings are inspired by her love of animals and the outdoors. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Publisher Marketing: Presents the story of the thumb-size girl and her adventures. Review Citations:

Kirkus Review - Children 03/15/2010 (EAN 9780811855228, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 03/29/2010 pg. 58 (EAN 9780811855228, Hardcover)

New York Times Book Review 04/11/2010 pg. 14 (EAN 9780811855228, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 06/01/2010 pg. 78 (EAN 9780811855228, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 (EAN 9780811855228, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2011 pg. 246 (EAN 9780811855228, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Long, Sylvia Dianna Hutts Aston is the author of many acclaimed picture books for children. She also manages a non-profit foundation, The Oz Project, and has established an annual Teen Writer's Workshop, both of which serve underprivileged Mexican teens. She lives in Mexico.