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The Emperor's New Clothes


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Great for age 3-10 years

 

This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.

This book was published 1997 by Candlewick Press (MA) .

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". THE SLEEPING BEAUTY - Geraldine McCaughrean & Angela Barrett; THE NAUGHTY PRINCESS AND THE FROG (THE FROG PRINCE); Saviour Pirotta & Emma Chichester Clark; SNOW WHITE: Rose Impey & Ian Beck; THE LEMON PRINCESS - Margaret Mayo & Jane Ray; SWAN LAKE - Geraldine McCaughrean & Angela Barrett; THE LITTLE MERMAID - Andrew Matthews & Alan Snow; TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES - Saviour Pirotta & Emma Chichester Clark Edith Nesbit was an English author and poet who published over 60 books of fiction for children under her pen name E. Nesbit.

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 wasnt 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!.

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