Review
One of Andersen's best stories is done full justice here with an excellent retelling and gorgeous illustrations to match. I think that this story has one of the best morals of any children's story out there past or present: Don't go along with a belief or behavior just because everyone else is doing it. And I've always loved that a child is the only one who possesses both the innocence and the courage to announce the king's nudity.
As for this version I love that the story has been recast in an early 1900s vaguely European nation. The detailed water color illustrations by Angela Barrett are very pretty, but it is the scrapbook-like composition that really makes this book stand out. And, I love all the little dogs in the background!
Highly recommended!
As for this version I love that the story has been recast in an early 1900s vaguely European nation. The detailed water color illustrations by Angela Barrett are very pretty, but it is the scrapbook-like composition that really makes this book stand out. And, I love all the little dogs in the background!
Highly recommended!
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