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Leapfrog Fairy Tales: The Little Match Girl


Leapfrog Fairy Tales

No. of pages 32

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On a cold winter evening, a little match girl tries to keep herself warm. What wonderful things will she see in the flames of her matches?

 

This book features in the following series: Leapfrog Fairy Tales, Leapfrog Series .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Hachette Children's Group .

Hilary Robinson is a well know and popular author of children's books.

This book contains the following story:

The Little Match Girl
On a cold New Year's Eve, a poor girl tries to sell matches in the street. She is already shivering from cold and early hypothermia. Still she is afraid to go home because her father will beat her for not selling any matches. She shelters in a nook and sits down. The girl lights the matches to warm herself. In their glow, she sees several lovely visions including a Christmas tree and a holiday feast. The girl looks skyward and sees a shooting star; she then remembers her dead grandmother saying that such a falling star means someone is dying and is going to Heaven. As she lights the next match, she sees a vision of her grandmother, the only person to have treated her with love and kindness. She strikes one match after another to keep the vision of her grandmother alive for as long as she can. Running out of matches, the child dies and her grandmother carries her soul to Heaven. The next morning, passers-by find the child dead in the nook and feel pity for her.

This book is in the following series:

Leapfrog Fairy Tales
The Leapfrog Fairy Tales series features some of our best-loved fairy tales, simply retold in under 180 words, with bright illustrations for children to read on their own.

Leapfrog Series
The Leapfrog series is perfect for children who are reading on their own, with fun stories of no more than 200 words.

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