This tale about a tiny girl, written by Hans Christian Andersen more than 150 years ago, remains a favorite among children and adults all around the world to this day.
In translations into different languages, the teeny tot barely the size of a thumb has had many names. In memory of the first Russian edition, which appeared thanks to Anna and Peter Hansen, the Apricotbooks publishing house presents the story about Thumbelina translated by the writer and storyteller Anastasia Strokina with illustrations by Tatyana Bulgakova.