The Emperor’s New Clothes

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The Emperor’s New Clothes
Illustrated by Jack and Irene Delano
With text adapted from Hans Christian Andersen by Jean Van Leeuwen
Copyright 1971 by Random House, Inc.

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.