Matchless: An Illumination of Hans Christian Andersen's Classic "The Little Match Girl" | 
I missed out on ALL the holiday book exchanges but that‘s okay! I found this little gem among the 1550+ books in my home 😊 This will be my Christmas Eve read.
The Little Match Girl is one of my favorites but I seem to have passed on my picture book copy 😔
1. I USED to dog ear but am reformed!
Congrats on 1000 followers @MatchlessMarie !#1kgiveaway
Congratulations on your milestone @MatchlessMarie My sins are many: I‘m a librarian who buys more books than she borrows; I get frustrated when I have insomnia and buy books; and when I don‘t have insomnia I get frustrated I don‘t have enough time to read and console myself by buying books #1kgiveaway
Congratulations Amanda @MatchlessMarie #1kgiveaway
My TBR is now longer than my read stack. I‘m trying, I swear.
I also stopped buying books for a long time, just using the library or ILL, but lately I‘ve been buying some that I just can‘t get through the library.
pickMaguire originally wrote this retelling of The Little Match Girl for NPR. The endpapers and illustrations are quite lovely and it‘s a very quick read. A perfect little holiday story. 🤶🏻🎅🏽
@Soubhiville You amaze me. I'm am always blown away by your thoughtful, generous nature! You made my day. Tyler had to open them, but I grabbed a pic first! Thank you and Merry Christmas! 🎁🎄 #litsyfriendsarethebest
Reading a story about someone who has no matches (based on the title... 😂) in a car that's nearing frosty temps whilst waiting for my mother to get nerve damage caused by surgery (not the cold, bless, that would be too ironic) checked out. This feels like a terribly awful good idea.
#bookandbrew : Maguire and matcha tea-- I think I'll call this photo, The Little Matcha Girl. Isn't that the story about when her basket of teabags makes a huge puddle in the rain and with her tears she mixes a last cup of 🍵 matcha tea? No? Well if you like bad tea-flavored puns, check out #matchabooks (this is my third tasteless pun on my favorite cuppa).
So I want to read but nothing I'm currently reading (?). I need a book I really don't need to "pay attention to". Some small, fun, easy. So I went with this. It's small, it's a retelling of a fairy tale.
BOOKS READ IN 2016 - WEEK 28
o Nature's Day - Kay Maguire
o Wombat Goes to School - Jackie French and Bruce Whatley
o The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street - Helene Hanff
o Matchless - Gregory Maguire
