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The Little Match Girl

By Hans Christian Andersen
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

By Hans Christian Andersen
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

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Paperback $8.99

Sep 23, 2002 | ISBN 9780142301883 | 5-8 years

The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
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About The Little Match Girl

The luminous art of three-time Caldecott Honor recipient Jerry Pinkney transforms the nineteenth-century Danish girl of Andersen’s tale into a child plucked straight from America’s melting pot, shedding new light on the invisibility of the poor among the prosperous-a circumstance as familiar in Andersen’s day as it is in our own.

“[A] beautifully illustrated version of a classic tale.”(Booklist, starred review)

About Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen (1805–75) was born in Odense, Denmark. The son of a poor shoemaker, who nonetheless was a great reader, made a toy theater for his son and taught him to notice every natural wonder as they walked in the… More about Hans Christian Andersen

About Jerry Pinkney

Jerry Pinkney is one of America’s most admired children’s book illustrators. He has won the Caldecott Medal and five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, five New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Awards, the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award… More about Jerry Pinkney

Product Details

Category: Children’s Picture Books

Paperback | $8.99
Published by Puffin Books
Sep 23, 2002 | 32 Pages | 9 x 11-1/2 | 5-8 years | ISBN 9780142301883
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