The Girl of the Wish Garden: A Thumbelina Story

Groundwood 2013

Illustrated by Nasreen Khosravi

Summary

This beautifully written story, loosely inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “Thumbelina,” was created in response to the gorgeous award-winning art of Nasrin Khosravi.

Iranian-born illustrator Nasrin Khosravi won the Grand Prize at the Noma Concours in Japan (2000) and was selected as best illustrator at the Tehran International Biennial of Illustration (1999) when these paintings were first published in a Farsi version of Andersen’s tale. Uma Krishnaswami’s text perfectly captures the spirit of the luminous illustrations, creating a book that is beautiful, magical and mysterious.

Reviews

“Text that sings like poetry narrates a gorgeous re-envisioning of Thumbelina….A must.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Krishnaswami successfully utilizes elements from the original tale to weave a fresh and invigorating story that even purists will enjoy.” Canadian Review of Materials (4 stars)