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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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12/4/13

The Emperor's new clothes

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Hans Christian Anderson/ Virginia Lee Burton
PUBLISHER: HMH Books for Young Readers PUBLICATION DATE: 2004
GENRE:Traditional Books Euro:1 READING LEVEL: : 1st- 2nd grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: This book is about an emperor who is fooled by a weaver who makes him new clothes that are “invisible”. Only people incompetent cannot see the clothes.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Have the students draw and color “New clothes” for the emperor. Go around the room and have a few volunteers tell you why they designed the clothes the way they did.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Kayla Toler, VSU