In "The Emperor's New Clothes," a vain and foolish emperor is obsessed with fashion and appearance. Two conmen, claiming to be weavers, promise to create the finest clothes that are invisible to anyone who is incompetent or unfit for their position. The emperor, eager to flaunt his new garments, pretends to see them and parades through the city. His subjects, afraid of being deemed unworthy, also pretend to admire the nonexistent clothes. It takes a brave child's innocent exclamation to reveal the truth: the emperor is wearing nothing at all. The story highlights themes of pride, deception, and the importance of honesty. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book features in the following series: First Fairy Tales, Leapfrog Fairy Tales, Leapfrog Series .
This book has been graded for interest at 6 years.
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2007 by Sea to Sea Publications .
Lucinda Guy and Francois Hall, who both live in Brighton, have collaborated on several books, working as knitwear designer and illustrator/graphic artist respectively Karen Wallace is the author of more than 90 books for children.
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!’.
This book is in the following series:
Leapfrog Fairy Tales
The Leapfrog Fairy Tales series features some of our best-loved fairy tales, simply retold in under 180 words, with bright illustrations for children to read on their own.
Leapfrog Series
The Leapfrog series is perfect for children who are reading on their own, with fun stories of no more than 200 words.
First Fairy Tales
