The emperor's new clothes / Hans Christian Andersen ; translated and introduced by Naomi Lewis ; illustrated by Angela Barrett.

Author
Lewis, Naomi [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Translated from
Danish
Εdition
1st U.S. ed.
Published/​Created
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 1997.
Description
[28] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Ill
Barrett, Angela [Browse]
Library of Congress genre(s)
Related work(s)
Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. Kejserens nye klæder. English [Browse]
Summary note
Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making him beautiful new clothes, visible only to those fit for their posts, but when he wears them during a royal procession, a child recognizes that the emperor has nothing on.
Notes
The illustrator has set the story around 1913 in a small European kingdom.
Binding note
Pub. brown cloth stamped in gilt, color-printed pictorial dust jacket, and color-printed pictorial endpapers.
ISBN
  • 0763601195 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780763601195 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
96045004
OCLC
35657977
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