The Emperor's New Underwear (Orchard Readalones) [Hardcover]

Laurence Anholt (Author), Arthur Robins (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Orchard Readalones

In the SERIOUSLY SILLY STORIES series, the Emperor and his subjects find that not wearing clothes is handy, but also rather cold in winter, so they are delighted by the idea of invisible woolly underwear.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Anholt's silly stories and Robins' zany black and white illustrations will have both parents and children giggling during story time." -- The Illinois Times, September 15, 1999 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Laurence Anholt has written many books for Orchard. The Seriously Silly series won the Smarties Book Prize Gold Award and has been shortlisted for the Sheffield Childrens Book Award and the Federation of Children's Book Groups Award. Laurence lives in Lyme Regis. Arthur Robins' wacky and detailed illustrations perfectly complement the humour of Laurence's stories. An experienced illustrator, he has illustrated picture books as well as young fiction. He lives in Surrey. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Orchard Books (November 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860390250
• ISBN-13: 978-1860390258
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,358,206 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Laurence Anholt is the author and illustrator of several childrenÂ’ books about famous artists, all available in North America from BarronÂ’s. They include Degas and the Little Dancer, Leonardo and the Flying Boy, The Magical Garden of Claude Monet, and van Gogh and the Sunflowers.