In "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Deborah Allwright, the classic tale unfolds with a twist of vibrant illustrations and engaging storytelling. The story follows a vain emperor who is obsessed with his appearance and easily falls for the trickery of two swindlers posing as tailors. They convince him they can make an exquisite outfit that is invisible to anyone who is foolish or unworthy. The emperor parades in his supposed finery, while the townsfolk play along, fearful of being seen as incompetent. Ultimately, a child’s innocent revelation exposes the truth, highlighting themes of pride, deception, and the value of honesty. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Pic Pad Fairy .
This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Parragon .
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his writing down of many timeless, classic fairy tales. He is Denmark's most famous author and his birthday is celebrated every year with a part called "Odin Story Day". Katherine Sully has written more than 40 books for children. She lives in the UK. Deobrah Allwright is an exceptional talent, and the acclaimed illustrator of the best-selling THE NIGHT PIRATES and SHE'LL BE COMING ROUND THE MOUNTAIN. Deborah has been a full-time illustrator for 8 years and lives and works in North London
This book contains the following story:
The Emperor's New Clothes
Once upon a time there lived an emperor who loved clothes and was extremely vain. ‘I must have a new outfit for the royal procession and I need it to be designed by someone totally splendid’, he demanded of his butler. The emperor was warned that a new outfit would be very expensive and there wasn’t really much money to spare for new togs, but he was adamant. The palace put out a proclamation asking that splendid fashion designers put themselves forth for interview to design a royal outfit for the royal procession. A pair of chancers thought they would give it a go. They flattered the emperor to such an extent they managed to convince him that no clothes at all were ‘an outfit fit for a king that and visible only to clever people’. On the day of the royal procession no-one dared tell the emperor that he was starkers for fear of being accused that they were stupid. But the truth was in any case revealed when a little boy shouted ‘Oh my, the emperor has no clothes on!’.
