The Emperor's New Clothes and Other Nonsense Stories

by Golden Books (Adapter), Karen Milone (Illustrator)

From nursery tales to tales of adventure, Golden Junior Classics are rich, colorful books that children will love to read again and again. The Emperor's New Clothes is a funny story about the folly of a king who will not admit he has made a mistake. The Three Wishes, while piling absurdity upon absurdity, suggests it is wise to think before you speak. The Master of All Masters says something for plain speaking. It is an old English folk take and was among those collected by Joseph Jacobs.

Genres: Childrens

39 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1986

About the author

In 1942, the launch of Little Golden Books revolutionized children’s book publishing by making high-quality picture books available at affordable prices. More than 60 years later, many of the original Golden Book titles are still wildly popular, with The Poky Little Puppy topping the list of ten bestselling children’s books of all time. Golden Books’ backlist is teeming with classics such as Dorothy Kunhardt’s Pat the Bunny, and features the stories and artwork of children’s book legends Mary Blair, Margaret Wise Brown, Richard Scarry, Eloise Wilkins, Garth Williams, and many more. Today, the Golden Books imprint includes an array of storybooks, novelty books, and coloring and activity books featuring all of the most popular licenses, including Disney, Nickelodeon, Barbie, Thomas & Friends, The Cat in the Hat, Sesame Street, Marvel Super Heroes, and DC Super Friends. Golden Books continues to reissue the best of its backlist in a variety of formats, including ebooks and apps, as well as bringing out brand-new books in these evolving new formats.

Reviews

[Karen]

There were some dark years for The Little Golden Books when the text was too convoluted for the LGB format and the illustrations lacked the whimsical charm that usually is standard in a Little Golden Book.

This book came out of that era.