For Real, I Paraded in My Underpants!: The Story of the Emperor's New Clothes as Told by the Emperor

The Other Side of the Story

by Nancy Loewen, Nancy Loewen

Why on earth would an emperor walk down the street in his underpants? Get the naked truth from the man himself in this perfectly tailored twist on a classic fairy tale.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

24 pages, Paperback

Published December 31, 2018

About the author

Nancy Loewen grew up on a farm in southwestern Minnesota, surrounded by library books and cats. She's published more than 140 books for children. FOUR TO THE POLE (co-authored with polar explorer Ann Bancroft) and THE LAST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN were Minnesota Book Award finalists. Her WRITER'S TOOLBOX series received a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers.

Nancy lives in Saint Paul and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University. She has two adult children and a cat who sometimes bites her knees under the table as she writes.

Reviews

[Jenny Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting take on The Emperor's New Clothes. The illustrations are good and it has a few critical thinking questions at the end like the others in the series.

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

According to Emperor Twill, the kingdom of Pardonia has a problem: everyone is too nice. No one wants to speak up when something is wrong. That’s why they have a water park of cats, Tarantula Day, and a huge chocolate fountain in the middle of town square. So he concocts a plan to find someone who is willing to be reasonable and speak up when something isn’t right. Those tailors? Just actors name Walton and Skeet that he hired to help with his plan. And since his advisors wouldn’t say anything, he had to take his “new clothes” to the streets to see if anyone would tell it like it is. Thank goodness for Frankie.

[Jeff Corrigan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the story of The Emperer's New Clothes told by the Emperor himself and his perspective on how things actually came about. Would pair nicely after reading the original.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Paired with the original for a story time, this would make for an interesting discussion of manners, friendship, honesty, and loyalty. First, read the original, and discuss, then read this one and discuss. It has nice pictures and easy-to-read text along with some discussion questions and curriculum connections in the back which you may, or may not, want to use.

[Set · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny defense of the king that wore nothing to be wise or so it seems.

[Cyndy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Fairy Tales with a Twist books are all interesting takes from the other side, for example Cinderella as told by the "Wicked" Step-mother. All of the ones I have read have been good (4 - 4.5 range).