Have You Seen Tom Thumb?
by Mabel Leigh Hunt
Picture book · ages 4–8 · grades K–3 · 400L · 1942
Why we'd hand it over
A gentler, less frenetic retelling of the classic — warm illustrations and a genuinely kind-hearted Tom make this a natural for reading aloud with 5–6-year-olds, though the age-old anxiety about being lost carries light peril.