THUMBELINA
by Hans Christian Andersen & adapted by James Riordan & illustrated by Wayne Anderson
A smooth, fairly complete retelling, bland in comparison to fine old translations like Keigwin's, but more accessible; in a luxurious editon with carefully structured stylized art in which the creatures are an imaginative blend of realistic, satirical, and fantastic and the dreamlike settings are intriguingly tactile. (Picture book. 5-10)