"The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen is a timeless tale about vanity and pride. It tells the story of an emperor obsessed with his appearance, falling prey to two con artists who claim to create a magical fabric that is invisible to those who are incompetent or unworthy. Eager to show off his new clothes, the emperor parades through the city in his "finery." The townspeople, fearful of being seen as foolish, pretend to admire the nonexistent garments. It takes a brave child's innocent proclamation to reveal the truth—that the emperor is wearing nothing at all. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book features in the following series: We Both Read, We Both Read Level 1 .
This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.
There are 41 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Treasure Bay .
Toni Goffe's award-winning illustrations appear in dozens of children's books around the world. He lives in Hampshire, England. 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".
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!’.
