I had this as a cassette tape! Oh my god I've forgotten about it until now, but it was hilarious and absolutely wonderful. I need to re-listen to it soon ( )

We all know the story of the Emperor who is tricked into parading naked through his town, but this unique book reframes the story by telling it from the perspective of all of the characters involved - from the wily tailors to the neglected spinning wheel. The organizers of the book pair up a celebrity narrator/writer and an artist to tell the story in seuqnce, one character and scene at a time and eventually building to the climax of the nude parade. Some of the characters are rather expected, but the most entertaining moments come from the unexpeted narrators who add quite a bit of frivolity and even more ridiculousness to an already absurd story. Even the emperor's undergarments get their moment to shine - who knew that the clothes to ocver the emperor's bottom would have such a personality? Or maybe we should have exected this, since like courtiers who think themselves famous by proximity the inanimate objects owned by the emperor must be equally ego-driven. Overall the book was a fun read, which was much bolstered by its unique narrative format - one which I wouldn't mind seeing reflected elsewhere! ( )

A hilarious story about an emperor who could not see the lies right in front of him because of the piles of truth heaped upon him. Silly, sweet, and full of an interesting cast of characters.

This fairy tale is humorous and sarcastic. Its emphasis is on self-centeredness, vanity, and frivolousness. We can all be in a situation where we feel insecure to express our opinion and decide rather to go with the flow. The main character is the king of a small country. He is not very interested in his state and citizens. He loves to spend all his time and fortune on nice clothes. Two charlatans find out about the king’s weakness for fashion. They decide to play on the typical human characteristic that no one is willing to show lack of intelligence. During the parade for the king to show off his new clothes a child from the crowd awakens the common sense of others by stating the fact that the king is naked. For the king, who was already suspicious for his appearance, there is nothing left but to walk to the end of his parade. Kids could have good fun reading this classic fairy tale. ( )

This is a fictional story. The illustrations are done in bright watercolors. The content of the book is about an emporer who gets tricked into wearing the "finest clothes" in all the land. The two men pretend to make the clothes and dress him. They tell him the clothes are invisible to anyone who is stupid or unfit, the emporer cannot see them, but he pretends to so that no one will think he is stupid. He parades around the town in his invisible new clothes and everyone but him realizes that he really is wearing nothing. The reading level of this book is second to third grade. Some curricular connections could be new clothes, swindlers, and fairy tales.