When two swindlers cleverly announce that the "magical" garments they are weaving for the Emperor are invisible to anyone lacking intelligence, who has the courage to speak the truth? Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale is at once a hilariously entertaining story and an insightful commentary on human nature.
year: 1997, 1959, 1977, 1982, 1979, 1989, 1984, 1991, 2000, 2006, 2004, 1949, 1973, 1990, 1986, 1968, 1971, 2005, 1987, 8120
call number/section: 1000, 398.2, 398, 398.21, 920
subjects: fairy tales, pride and vanity, fiction, pride, vanity, clothing and dress, children's stories, danish, swindlers and swindling, emperors, clothing, kings, queens, rulers, etc, board books
Editions
Andersen, H. C
Candlewick (1997)
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.
Schools: 13
Andersen, H. C
Harcourt (1959)
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Houghton Mifflin Co. (1977)
A vain emperor is duped into parading through town without clothes by a pair of swindlers posing as tailors.
Schools: 9
Andersen, H. C
T.Y. Crowell Junior Books (1982)
Two rascals sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes.
Schools: 1
Andersen, H. C
Troll (1979)
Two rascals sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes.
Schools: 3
Andersen, H. C
Unicorn Pub. House (1989)
Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making him beautiful new clothes, visible only to those fit for their posts, but during a royal procession in which he first wears them, a child whispers that the emperor has nothing on.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Little, Brown (1984)
During a royal procession, an emperor wears an invisible suit of clothes made for him by two swindlers.
Schools: 2
Andersen, H. C
Creative Education (1991)
Schools: 1
Andersen, H. C
Candlewick (2000)
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.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Phoenix Learning Group
A vain emperor is tricked into a scam by swinders who claim to be "magic weavers" and offer the emperor clothing that becomes invisible to those with a less discerning eye.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Parragon Publishing (2006)
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Houghton Mifflin (2004)
Two dishonest weavers sell the vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes.
Schools: 4
Andersen, H. C
Simple rhyming text on board pages relate the fairy tale of the Emperor who was tricked into buying clothes that he could not see, and so marched out into town in his underpants.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Houghton Mifflin (1949)
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Addison-Wesley (1973)
Schools: 0
SVS, Inc. (1990)
When two swindlers cleverly announce that the "magical" garments they are weaving for the Emperor are invisible to anyone lacking intelligence, who has the courage to speak the truth? Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale is at once a hilariously entertaining story and an insightful commentary on human nature.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
E. M. Hale and Co. (1949)
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Houghton Mifflin (1949)
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Houghton Mifflin (1949)
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Houghton Mifflin (1949)
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Schools: 0
Bell, Anthea [retold],
North-South Books (1986)
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Houghton Mifflin (1949)
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Houghton Mifflin (1949)
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Houghton Mifflin (1949)
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Schools: 0
Andersen, Hans Christian
Young Readers Press (1968)
Two rascals sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes.
Schools: 0
Holland, Maragret Strickland, Allison
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Houghton Mifflin (1949)
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Houghton Mifflin (1949)
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Schools: 0
Van Leeuwen, Jean
Random House (1971)
A retelling of the vain Emperor's experience with two deceitful tailors.
Schools: 0
Van Leeuwen, Jean
Random House (1971)
A retelling of the vain Emperor's experience with two deceitful tailors.
Schools: 0
Hans Christian Andersen
Paragon Publishing (2005)
Schools: 0
Andersen, Hans Christian
Spoken Arts, Inc. (1987)
Schools: 0
Anderson, Hans Christian
Hanna-Barbera Home Video (1990)
Schools: 0
Hans Christian Andersen
Reader's Digest (8120)
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
A vain emperor is duped into parading through town without clothes by a pair of swindlers posing as tailors.
Schools: 15
Van Leeuwen, Jean
A retelling of the vain Emperor's experience with two deceitful tailors.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Houghton Mifflin (1949)
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Addison-Wesley (1973)
Schools: 0
SVS, Inc. (1990)
When two swindlers cleverly announce that the "magical" garments they are weaving for the Emperor are invisible to anyone lacking intelligence, who has the courage to speak the truth? Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale is at once a hilariously entertaining story and an insightful commentary on human nature.
Schools: 0
From Hallmark
The story of new clothes for the emperor.
Schools: 1
Andersen, H. C
Houghton Mifflin (1949)
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Schools: 1
Bell, Anthea [retold],
North-South Books (1986)
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Schools: 0
Andersen, H. C
Two dishonest weavers sell the vain Emperor an invisible suit of clothes.
Schools: 0
Andersen, Hans Christian
Young Readers Press (1968)
Two rascals sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes.
Schools: 0
Van Leeuwen, Jean
A retelling of the vain Emperor's experience with two deceitful tailors.
Schools: 1
Van Nutt, Robert
Two rascals sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes.
Schools: 0