In "The Emperor's New Clothes," a vain emperor values his appearance above all else and is obsessed with wearing the finest garments. When two swindlers arrive in town, they promise to create a magnificent suit that is invisible to anyone who is unfit for their position or "hopelessly stupid." The emperor, eager to showcase his new attire, parades through the streets, believing he wears the most exquisite clothes. However, he is actually wearing nothing at all. The townspeople, fearing they will be thought foolish, pretend to admire the emperor's outfit until a child finally shouts the truth, exposing the emperor's deception. [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!’.
