The Emperor's New Clothes

By Jose, Christine San & Andersen, Hans Henrik & Archipowa, Anasstaija

Publishers Summary:
Virginia Lee Burton has added her own irrepressible humor in pictures and design to the tale children have loved for centuries. The Emperor, his court, and clothes -- or lack of them -- are ridiculous as only Hans Christian Andersen can make them. The whole is a delightful concoction.

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ISBN
978-1-56397-699-5
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on April 1, 1998

Gr 2-4 San Jose uses a very free translation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic and it doesn't sound much like Andersen. The reteller follows the story line, but shortens the text. She eliminates the swindlers' claim that the cloth will be invisible to anyone who is unfit for his job, and therefore loses a lot of the subtlety of the tale. Here ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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