The Little Match Girl is a 1999 adaptation of the classic Hans Christian Andersen story by Jerry Pinkney.

It is about a girl who is a street vendor of artificial flowers and matches in a city during the early twentieth century and rather than returning home, as she hasn't made any sales, lights her matches to keep warm, sees wonderful visions, then dies and goes to heaven.

Booklist, in a starred review of The Little Match Girl, wrote "The illustration of the match girl presents a challenge for artists, but Pinkney's interpretation is impressive."

"[1] School Library Journal wrote "There aren't too many versions of this somewhat maudlin tale available-if you need one, this is the one to buy.

[1] Publishers Weekly also gave a starred review and called it "A faithful retelling of a classic tale.." and "as transcendent as Andersen's.