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The Emperor's New Clothes: An All-Star Illustrated Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale (with CD)

The Emperor's New Clothes: An All-Star Illustrated Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale (with CD)

The Emperor's New Clothes: An All-Star Illustrated Retelling of the Classic
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The Emperor's New Clothes: An All-Star Illustrated Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale (with CD)

by Andersen, Hans Christian

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Fine copy in fine dust jacket
ISBN 10
0151004366
ISBN 13
9780151004362
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New York: Harcourt Brace & Co.. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1998. 1st. hardcover. 4to, 85 pp., Signed by General H. Norman Schwatzkopf on a bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper., The classic tale retold by various celebrities and with many diffrerent illustrators contributing. Celebrities include Liam Neeson, Harrison Ford, Madonna, Penny Marshall, Geena Davis, Joan Rivers and many others, including General Schwartzkopf, who has signed on the bookplate. Illustrators include Quentin Blake, Maurice Sendak, Chris van Allsburg, Tomie dePaola and others. With CD in the rear pocket with each contributor reading his/her own story. .

Synopsis

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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Bookseller
Abacus Bookshop US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
BOOKS109046I
Title
The Emperor's New Clothes: An All-Star Illustrated Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale (with CD)
Author
Andersen, Hans Christian
Illustrator
Profusely illustrated
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine copy in fine dust jacket
Edition
1st
ISBN 10
0151004366
ISBN 13
9780151004362
Publisher
Harcourt Brace & Co.
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1998
Bookseller catalogs
Children's Books;

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