Audio only
Length24m
About this audiobook
Thumbelina is the story about a little girl’s dedication and love for the old woman who gave her life. This is a new version of a classic tale set to beautiful classical music from beginning to end.
Once upon a time, there was an old woman. She was very kind and loving. She also was very lonely, because she had no children. Quite often, she dreamed about having a little girl whom she would love and care for. One morning, in one of her flowers, she found a little girl. The girl was so small—smaller than the thumb on the old woman’s hand. The woman gave her a name: Thumbelina. She loved to take care of her little granddaughter, and Thumbelina loved to help her granny to take care of her flowers and feed the birds in their garden. They were very happy together. But one night, a big, ugly toad jumped through the window and took the girl away. The toad wanted Thumbelina to marry her son. The marriage didn’t take place, but Thumbelina was left alone in the middle of the swamp, not knowing how she could get back home to the old woman, who, she knew, was very worried about her. On her way back home, she met a lot of strange characters: a large may bug, a small mouse, a blind mole, and a beautiful prince—some good, some not so good, and some quite ignorant. The end of this story will touch your heart.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature, Literary Classics
Length24 mins
Narrated byTamsin Greig, Ursula Anderman
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateAug 4, 2010
LanguageEnglish
More from Hans Christian Andersen
Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Honesty and CourageHans Christian Andersen1h 30m$15
Hearts That CareHans Christian Andersen48m$8
The Snow QueenHans Christian Andersen1h 20m$14
The Little MermaidHans Christian Andersen1h 8m$15
El patito feoHans Christian Andersen8m$2
The Wild SwansHans Christian Andersen48m$8
ThumbelinaHans Christian Andersen33m$5
The Hans Christian Andersen CollectionHans Christian Andersen3h 27m$20
The BellHans Christian Andersen1h 20m$15
La sirenitaHans Christian Andersen9m$2
The Ugly DucklingHans Christian Andersen22m$3
The Little MermaidHans Christian Andersen19m$3
The SwineherdHans Christian Andersen10m$2
The Fir TreeHans Christian Andersen18m$3
The Real PrincessHans Christian Andersen3m$2
The Old HouseHans Christian Andersen18m$3
A Wolf Called FireRosanne Parry4h 7m$7 · $0.00
The Daughter of AuschwitzTova Friedman3h 2m1.0 (1)$18 · $0.00
RevolutionariesSanjeev Sanyal7h 25m$24 · $0.00
Warriors #6: The Darkest HourErin Hunter8h 8m$26 · $0.00
Eyes That Kiss in the CornersJoanna Ho5m$4 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Beatrix Potter (Annotated)Beatrix Potter5h 11m$2 · $0.00
Maddi's FridgeLois Brandt, Vin Vogel11m$5 · $0.00
L. FRANK BAUM - Ultimate Collection: Complete Wizard of Oz Series, The Aunt Jane's Nieces Collection (Annotated)L. Frank Baum205h 42m$0.99 · $0.00
The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the PaperclipMac Barnett1h 29m$16 · $0.00
Little Lord Fauntleroy (Annotated)Frances Hodgson Burnett7h 56m$0.99 · $0.00
The Nutcracker and The Mouse King (Annotated)E.T.A. Hoffmann4h 4m$2 · $0.00
My Weird School Special: We're Red, Weird, and Blue! What Can We Do?Dan Gutman1h 4m$13 · $0.00
Deep ZoneTim Green6h 12m$20
REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM & NEW CHRONICLES OF REBECCA (Children's Book Classics) (Annotated)Kate Douglas Wiggin15h 32m$0.99 · $0.00
The Pilgrim’s ProgressRousseaux Brasseur3h 22m$17
Just William (Illustrated) (Annotated)Richmal Crompton6h 30m$2 · $0.00
The Labors of Hercules BealGary D. Schmidt8h 17m$8 · $0.00
Clancy of the Overflow (The Matilda Saga, #9)Jackie French14h 24m$33 · $0.00
The House at Pooh CornerA. A. Milne3h 13m$12
The Great Fairy Tales - Oscar Wilde Edition (Illustrated) (Annotated)Oscar Wilde6h 31m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Novels of Jane Austen & Brontë Sisters (Annotated)Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë204h 15m$0.99 · $0.00
The Complete Works: Charlotte, Emily, Anne, Patrick & Branwell BrontëCharlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, Emily Brontë138h 12m$1 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Annotated)Oscar Wilde126h 19m$2 · $0.00
L. M. Montgomery – Premium Collection: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry & MemoirsLucy Maud Montgomery155h 1m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works of the Brontë Family Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë140h 13m$2 · $0.00
MARK TWAIN: 12 Novels, 195 Short Stories, Autobiography, 10 Travel Books, 160+ Essays & Speeches (Illustrated)Mark Twain415h 9m5.0 (2)$2 · $0.00
This Side of Paradise - The Original 1920 Edition (Annotated)F. Scott Fitzgerald11h 30m$2 · $0.00
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m$18 · $0.00
The Complete Works: Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Articles, Essays, Travel Sketches and Memoirs (Annotated)Anthony Trollope1096h 4m$0.99 · $0.00
Ivanhoe (Annotated)Walter Scott22h 52m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works of G. K. Chesterton (Annotated)G. K. Chesterton421h 37m$1.99 · $0.00
All NovelsGeorge Orwell53h 48m$10 · $0.00
The Complete Works of TolstoyLeo Tolstoy412h 44m$1 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Annotated)Louisa May Alcott226h 24m$0.99 · $0.00
Sherlock Holmes series - completeArthur Conan54h 8m$3.50 · $0.00
The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin2h 25m$15
The Count of Monte Cristo (With Original Illustrations)Alexandre Dumas54h$1 · $0.00
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction (Annotated)H. P. Lovecraft50h 45m$2 · $0.00
Braving the TruthRachel Held Evans11h 31m$29 · $0.00
The Complete Novels of Charlotte Brontë (Annotated)Charlotte Brontë80h 44m$0.99 · $0.00
You may also like
ThumbelinaHans Christian Andersen33m$5
The Complete Tales of Beatrix PotterBeatrix Potter3h 36m5.0 (1)$3 · $0.00
Little ThumbelinaHans Christian Andersen29m$2 · $0.00
The Luck Uglies #3: Rise of the Ragged CloverPaul Durham8h 22m$26 · $0.00
The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix PotterBeatrix Potter2h 57m$2.30
Twinkle Toes and His Magic MittensF. R. Morgan47m$2.30
Millions of CatsWanda Gág10m$2
Puss in Boots and Other TalesL. Frank Baum, Charles Perrault, Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm, various authors, others4h 11m$15
Gypsy MagicAlaia Radvani5h 28m$7 · $0.00
Carcara, the wise eyeDorinha Aguiar17m$3 · $0.00
Uncle Wiggily's Auto SledHoward Roger Garis17m$2.30
Little Red Riding HoodCharles Perrault5m$2 · $0.00
The Lord of the WoodE.M. Anderson14h 47m$29 · $0.00
The Bunny CollectionThornton W. Burgess, Laura Rountree Smith, Beatrix Potter, Howard Roger Garis, Maud Lindsay, Edith B. Davidson, Margery Williams, various authors3h 39m$20
Beatrix Potter - Ultimate Collection: 22 Books With Complete Original IllustrationsBeatrix Potter3h 50m$1 · $0.00
Eskimo Folk-TalesVarious4h 46m$1 · $0.00
Once upon a time animal storiesCarolyn Sherwin Bailey2h 24m$2 · $0.00
Little Jack Rabbit and Mr. Wicked WolfDavid Cory1h 39m$2.30
Colten And The Enchanted ForestSocialuser3m$7 · $0.00
Hansel and Gretel: 28 new illustrations accompany the original unabridged text: Fixed LayoutBrothers Grimm15m$0.99 · $0.00