| Record Number |
21790 |
| ISBN |
9781398512818 (hardcover) |
| 1398512818 |
| Location |
CHC F CAR |
| Author |
Carroll, Emma, 1970-, (author). |
| Title |
The little match girl strikes back / Emma Carroll ; illustrated by Lauren Child ; based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen. |
| Published |
London : Simon & Schuster, 2022. |
| ©2022. |
| Collation |
196 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Content types |
text |
| still image |
| Carrier type |
volume |
| General Note |
Based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen. |
| Summary Note |
It only takes one strike: Bridie works hard to feed her family, selling matches on the streets of Victorian London. After an incident leaves her with only three matches left, the magical strike of each one sees her tumble into visions of a brighter future. Realizing she has the power to change her own fortune, Bridie leads the match factory workers out on strike, achieving the remarkable through their unity and courage. A defiant and empowering retelling of the classic you thought you knew, based on real-life events, this stunning collaboration brought to life in glorious spot colour introduces a bold new heroine for future generations to treasure. A powerful feminist reworking of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, from bestselling and award-winning creators Emma Carroll and Lauren Child. |
| Target Audience |
Publisher recommends suitable for ages 7 years + |
| Personal Name |
Andersen, H. C.(Hans Christian),1805-1875 |
| Subject |
Fairy tales -- Denmark -- Adaptations |
| Girls -- Fiction |
| Poverty -- Fiction |
| Death Fiction. |
| Child labor -- Fiction |
| Factories -- Fiction |
| Children's stories |
| Girls -- Juvenile fiction |
| Poverty -- Juvenile fiction |
| Death -- Juvenile fiction |
| Child labor -- Juvenile fiction |
| Factories -- Juvenile fiction |
| Geographic Name |
London (England) -- Juvenile fiction |
| Added Name |
Child, Lauren, (illustrator). |
| Andersen, H. C.(Hans Christian),1805-1875.Lille pige med svovlstikkerne |
| Internet Site |
Teaching resource free to download from TES |
