'Fingerling '(Pinkeltje in
Dutch) is a fictional character who appears in 29 books by
Dutch author
Dick Laan (1894-1973)and 1 book from the movie where stories were rewritten by Harrie Geelen. Fingerling is a
Tom Thumb sized man who has numerous adventures in a collection of children's stories that span over 30 years. His first appearance was in ''The Adventures of Fingerling'' (
1939). Since its first publication ''Fingerling'' has sold over 3 million copies and has been translated into more than 5 different languages. 211 short stories were published in the dutch ladies magazine Libelle.In 1978 a feature length movie was was released named 'Pinkeltje'. More recently this character has several references in the
Jim Carrey movie ''
The Number 23''.
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