A young emperor, whose advisors have taken advantage of him, enlists the help of honest tailors to reveal their misdeeds in this retelling of the classic fairy tale. Includes historical notes and instructions for making a robe.

"Once, in a house on Egypt Street there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who treated him with the utmost care and adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost. Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the top of a garbage heap to the fireside of a hoboes' camp,...

A smug seagull that loves swiping beach-goers' snacks gets a taste of his own medicine from a patient crab.

Mr. Bundy in underwear? He's the best-dressed principal anyone has ever seen. But when he shows up to school in his undies, no one can believe their eyes? Whoa! How did their principal forget to wear clothes? One thing all the kids at PS 88 know for sure is that their favorite principal is never far from zany (mis)adventures.

A selfish man sets out to prove that he is the boss of everything he surveys.

Big Foot loves his soft, shiny fur so much it begins to affect his relationships with his friends.

The lush, golden, royal beard is a wondrous thing--especially to the king himself. He spends his days admiring and grooming it, and passes laws making it a crime punishable by death for anyone else's face to sport even a single hair. As the people of the kingdom nervously shave daily, the royal beard grows and grows until it appears at the palace's back gate. What happens next will have readers laughing along--and cheering for the astronomers who,...