Thumbelina

“A magical adventure. Enchanting. Imaginative.”
— Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

She may be no bigger than your thumb but her adventures are as tall as they come. The imagination of animator Don Bluth (“An American Tail,” “The Land Before Time”) and the music of award-winning composer Barry Manilow give magical screen life to “Hans Christian Andersen’s Thumbelina,” the classic tale of a tiny girl who comes to believe that if she follows her heart, nothing is impossible.

One magical night, Thumbelina meets Prince Cornelius, an enchanted fairy as tiny as herself, and is sure she’s found her heart’s desire. But before their romance can blossom, she is kidnapped by a family of show-business toads, waylaid by a scheming beetle and betrothed to a befuddled mole. Finding her way home proves to be an adventure during which, Peter Travers wrote in Family Life, “parents will be cheering, girls will be in heaven and boys will be rewarded with exciting daring-do.”

See why “Hans Christian Andersen’s Thumbelina” casts a beautiful spell and is an essential addition to any collection of classic fairy tales.