Coinciding with the bicentenary of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen, comes this retelling of his comical fairytale about a fashion-crazy emperor who will stop at nothing to have the most talked-about outfit in the land! Amusingly illustrated throughout by award-winning cartoonist Mike Gordon. Young readers will treasure this gift edition, which is published in hardback with a ribbon marker. The Young Reading Series is designed to encourage independent reading and covers a range of subject matter, including the retelling of children's classics, fairytales, and a wide variety of narrative non-fiction.

The Young Reading series is designed to encourage independent reading and covers a range of subject matter, including the retelling of children's classics, fairytales and a wide variety of narrative non-fiction. Ages 5+.

'You? Go to the ball?' said Cinderella's stepmother. 'You must be joking. You belong in the kitchen.' But Cinderella's fairy godmother has other ideas. With a wave of her wand, the magic begins. Cinderella's life is about to change forever.