The Emperor's New Clothes
Published on 3. April 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-0-7445-7295-7 (ISBN)
Description
Only a child has the courage to speak the truth about the Emporer's lack of clothes, in this retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's traditional fairy-tale. The illustrator sets the tale in a small kingdom around the year 1913, featuring fashions of the period and an early motor car.
Reviews / Votes
...this elegant work would be a sophisticated present for anyone. * Financial Times * ...exquisite watercolours, sparkling with period detail, lead to the daring denouement that reveals the Royal Bottom. * The Guardian *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 6 years
Dimensions
Height: 265 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
177 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7445-7295-7 (9780744572957)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Anderson H C | Lewis N | Barrett A
Emperor's New Clothes
Book
08/1997
Walker Books Ltd
€33.61
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Persons
Angela Barrett is widely regarded as one of this country's finest illustrators. She won the 1989 Smarties Book Prize for Can It Be True? and the 1991 WH Smith Illustration Award for The Hidden House. In addition, she has been shortlisted three times for the Kurt Maschler Award and once for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Her other picture book titles include Beware Beware, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Most Wonderful Thing in the World and the much acclaimed Beauty and the Beast. A world-famous author of classic folk stories and fairy tales. Renowned reteller of classic tales and fairy stories. Angela Barrett is widely regarded as one of this country's finest illustrators. She won the 1989 Smarties Book Prize for Can It Be True? and the 1991 WH Smith Illustration Award for The Hidden House. In addition, she has been shortlisted three times for the Kurt Maschler Award and once for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Her other picture book titles include Beware Beware, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Most Wonderful Thing in the World and the much acclaimed Beauty and the Beast. Renowned reteller of classic tales and fairy stories.