Tom Thumb

by Margaret Hillert

Book Overview

An easy to read fairy tale, in English and Spanish, about Tom Thumb and the tiny boy's big adventures. Beginning-to-Read(tm) books foster independent reading and comprehension. Using high frequency... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599530287
• ISBN13: 9781599530284
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Norwood House Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 5 years and up

Customer Reviews

Good For Beginning Readers

This little book was written for beginning readers. It contains 60 vocabulary words and approximately 21 pages with print (2 to 3 lines per page) and 6 pages with only pictures. The story follows Tom's adventures as various sorts of creatures mistake him for a meal. Tom is rescued from each situation and ultimately ends up with a king that treats him kindly; offering Tom an ornate chair and a mouse complete with saddle to carry him. Tom appreciates these things, but ultimately decides that he must return home where he is warmly welcomed by this parents. The sentences are better than those of Dick and Jane, but the story of Tom Thumb is definitely not completely explained by the text, so unless your child is familiar with the story you should read or tell them the full version beforehand. The artwork by Dennis Hockerman is nice and all-in-all this little book is not a bad purchase for a beginner reader if you can get it at a reasonable price. Pam T~ mom and reviewer at BooksforKids-reviews

Good For Beginning Readers

This little book was written for beginning readers. It contains 60 vocabulary words and approximately 21 pages with print (2 to 3 lines per page) and 6 pages with only pictures. The story follows Tom's adventures as various sorts of creatures mistake him for a meal. Tom is rescued from each situation and ultimately ends up with a king that treats him kindly; offering Tom an ornate chair and a mouse complete with saddle to carry him. Tom appreciates these things, but ultimately decides that he must return home where he is warmly welcomed by this parents. The sentences are better than those of Dick and Jane, but the story of Tom Thumb is definitely not completely explained by the text, so unless your child is familiar with the story you should read or tell them the full version beforehand. The artwork by Dennis Hockerman is nice and all-in-all this little book is not a bad purchase for a beginner reader if you can get it at a reasonable price.

Great remake of a classic!

Wonderful easy-to-read version of the classic Tom Thumb. The illustrations add so much to the story and help the children step into the make believe life of tiny Tom.