by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Audrey Daly · Ladybird Books Ltd · tapa dura · ISBN 9780721415444
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«Tom Thumb» is the fairy tale by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm and Audrey Daly, published by Ladybird Books Ltd in hardcover (32 pages, in English).
Tom Thumb is a tiny boy, the size of his father's thumb, whose curiosity leads him to adventures in places like a horse's ear, a mouse hole, a snail shell, a cow's throat and a wolf's stomach. With cunning and the help of animal friends, he proves that courage does not depend on size.
Published in 1993, it belongs to the Ladybird Favourite Tales collection, a series of illustrated classic stories. It is an adaptation of the Brothers Grimm tale.
Recommended for children aged 3 to 7, with simple text suitable for first family readings.
Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist. He formulated Grimm's law of linguistics, and was the co-author of the Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie, and the editor of Grimms' Fairy Tales. He was the older brother of Wilhelm Grimm; together, they were the literary duo known as the Brothers Grimm.
