The Little Matchstick Girl by Hans Christian Andersen (1996, Paperback, Reprint)

I read this book once when I was a small child and I fell in love with it. When I got older I thought that I had built up expectations in my head about the story. I began going to bookstores looking for the same copy I read years ago. No luck. So I looked on Ebay and sure enough there it was. As soon as it came in the mail I sat down and read every page as I did back then. Each page makes you feel so moved and sad at the same time. The art work is wonderful and by far the best I've seen for this story. It is without doubt my favorite children's book.