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The Little Match Girl
Children's large thin softcover book, 'The little march girl', by Hans Christian Andersen and Rachel Isadora. Cover has a few light bends and little corner bends, otherwise inside of book is in good condition.
~Andersen's tale about a little girl who's afraid to go home because she hasn't sold enough matches is a classic. The little girl, bareheaded and barefoot, curls up in a corner, lighting match after match to warm herself. In the flames she sees visions; in the final one, her grandmother appears and lifts the little girl into heaven. With muted blues, grays and browns, Isadora captures the mood of a snowy Victorian winter reminiscent of Dickens's A Christmas Carol. With these illustrations, coupled with superb book design, the artist has surpassed even the splendid art in her previous books. Ages 4-8.
Published 2001
32 pages