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The Chinese Emperor's New Clothes
by Ying Chang Compestine
Illustrator: David Roberts
Ages: 6+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Abrams BFYR
ISBN: 978-1-4197-2542-5
Keywords: Trickery, Thievery, Corruption
This retelling of a classic fairy tale is inspired by the ban on Western literature during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Traditional representations in watercolors, pen, and ink. Back story.