The Emperor's New Clothes: The Graphic Novel (Graphic Spin)

Andersen, Hans Christian

ISBN 10: 1434215954 ISBN 13: 9781434215956

Publisher: Stone Arch Books, 2009

Synopsis

In a faraway kingdom, there lives an Emperor who prizes fancy clothes above all else. He buys suit after suit made of the most expensive materials instead of tending to his threadbare kingdom. Then, one day, two traveling merchants offer to make the Emperor a special suit that has magical powers. The merchants, however, are not who they claim to be, and the suit has one major flaw no one can see it!

About this title

About the Author:

After working more than 10 years as a children's book editor, Stephanie True Peters started writing books herself.  She has since written 40 books, including the New York Times best seller A Princess Primer: A Fairy Godmother's Guide to Being a Princess.  When not at her computer, Peters enjoys playing with her two children, hitting the gym, or working on home improvement projects with her patient and supportive husband, Daniel.

From Booklist:

In this comic-book retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale, the emperor cares more about his clothes than anything else, spending money on new suits rather than on his kingdom, until a couple of swindlers take advantage of his obsession and claim to be able to make a suit out of magical cloth. Artist Timmins uses a muted color palette and clown-style makeup on all the red-nosed characters to emphasize the humor. This book in the Graphic Spin series includes a brief glossary and a short biography of Andersen as well as discussion questions and writing prompts. Grades 2-4. --Kat Kan

About this edition

• Publisher: Stone Arch Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1434215954
• ISBN 13: 9781434215956
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 33
• Illustrator: Timmins Jeffrey Stewart