andersen printed two booklets of "fairy tales told for children" in 1835. the first booklet was printed in may, and the second in december. "thumbelina" was first printed in the december booklet by c. a. reitzel on 16 december 1835 in copenhagen. "thumbelina" was the first tale in the booklet. the booklet included two other tales: "the naughty boy" and "the traveling companion". "thumbelina" was printed again in collections of andersen's works in 1850 and 1862.