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The Emperor's Cool Clothes

32 pp. | Cavendish | September, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7614-5948-4 $16.99
(3) K-3 In this retelling of the Andersen classic, the emperor is a penguin, his foils are two seal brothers, and the climate is frigid, giving the titular "cool" two meanings. An author's note posits the timelessness of the story's concerns (vanity, excess); the slangy text and the illustrations, featuring modern-day gadgets and hip-hop garb, are all about today.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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