books Name books photo   Author Illustrator Categories  /  SKU Number Book Size Pages Book specification ISBN Price_us Price EUR Price A Price CHF BLURB <div><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ">•</span> a heart-warming Christmas story</div> <div> </div> <div><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ">•</span> superbly illustrated by internationally acclaimed artist Květa Pacovská</div> <div> </div> <div><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ">•</span> Illustrated with extraordinary originality</div> <div> </div> <div><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ">•</span> beautifully designed slip cased gift edition</div> <div> </div> <div>Hans Christian Andersen’s moving tale of a poor little girl at Christmastime has touched generations of readers. Now internationally renowned illustrator Květa Pacovská brings a fresh, modern approach to this story, one unlike any version yet published.</div> <div>The tale of a little girl who wanders the streets, freezing and homeless. All she has to keep herself warm are some matches.</div> <div>Amazingly, each match sparks brilliant visions of a better life. The little girl cannot resist lighting one after another to keep the images coming, until at last she glimpses a bright place free from fear and hunger.</div>