Hans Christian Andersens classic tale is beautifully adapted by Caldecott Honor illustrator Jerry Pinkney. Plucking a Danish girl from Americas 19th century melting pot, this adaptation sheds new light on the invisibility of the poor among the prosperous--a circumstance as familiar in Andersens day as today. Full-color illustrations. nThe luminous art of three-time Caldecott Honor recipient Jerry Pinkney transforms the nineteenth-century Danish girl of Andersens tale into a child plucked straight from Americas melting pot, shedding new light on the invisibility of the poor among the prosperous-a circumstance as familiar in Andersens day as it is in our own. n A] beautifully illustrated version of a classic tale.(Booklist, starred review)n