Book: The Little Match Girl Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale is beautifully adapted by Caldecott Honor illustrator Jerry Pinkney. Plucking a Danish girl from America's 19th century melting pot, this adaptation sheds new light on the invisibility of the poor among the prosperous--a circumstance as familiar in Andersen's day as today. Full-color illustrations.
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)
Details of Book: The Little Match Girl Book: The Little Match Girl
Author: Jerry Pinkney, Hans Christian Andersen, Jerry Pinkney
ISBN: 0142301884
ISBN-13: 9780142301883
, 978-0142301883
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2002/09/01
Publisher: Penguin Group Usa
Number of Pages: 32
Language: English