Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes: An All-star Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale

Hans Christian Andersen

Harcourt Brace, 1998 - Fiction - 85 pages

A fully illustrated retelling of the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen complete with compact disc of more than forty-five of the grandest talents in the entertainment world. The cast is A-list. The plot, legendary (USA Today).
Among the writers are Academy Award -winning and -nominated actors and actresses and other personalities from the worlds of entertainment and popular culture. Each celebrity contribution is illustrated with a stunning piece of art by illustrators who have created some of the most treasured classics of children's literature-Caldecott Medal and Honor winners, Kate Greenaway Award winners, Pulitzer Prize -winning cartoonist, New Yorker cover contributors, and many other internationally esteemed artists.
The contributors' talents are outshined only by their generosity: All of the royalties and contributors' fees from this book have been donated to Starbright, an innovative charitable foundation committed to improving the lives of seriously ill children. The result is a gift book like no other, a glorious celebration for the whole family.
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About the author

Hans Christian Andersen, one of the best known figures in literature, is best know for combining traditional folk tales with his own great imagination to produce fairy tales known to most children today. The Danish writer was born in the slums of Odense. Although he was raised in poverty, he eventually attended Copenhagen University. Although Andersen wrote poems, plays and books, he is best known for his Fairy Tales and Other Stories, written between 1835 and 1872. This work includes such famous tales as The Emperor's New Clothes, Little Ugly Duckling, The Tinderbox, Little Claus and Big Claus, Princess and the Pea, The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid, The Nightingale, The Story of a Mother and The Swineherd. Andersen's greatest work is still influential today, helping mold some of the works of writers ranging from Charles Dickens to Oscar Wilde and inspiring many of the works of Disney and other motion pictures. Andersen, who traveled greatly during his life, died in his home in Rolighed on August 4, 1875.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes: An All-star Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale
• Author: Hans Christian Andersen
• Edition: illustrated, unabridged
• Publisher: Harcourt Brace, 1998
• ISBN: 0151004366, 9780151004362
• Length: 85 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General; Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories