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Krishnaswami, Uma

The Girl of the Wish Garden: A Thumbelina Story

32 pp. | Groundwood | March, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55498-324-7 $17.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Nasrin Khosravi. Krishnaswami uses the illustrations from a 1999 Farsi edition of "Thumbelina" as her primary source material, and it's easy to see how she was inspired: Khosravi's acrylic and tissue paintings brim with allusive imagery in a luminous palette crowned with the luscious cherry red of tiny Lina's gown. The text suits the pictures, though the most lyrical passages are sometimes more musical than meaningful.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2013