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"The Emperor's New Clothes: An All-Star Illustrated Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale" (October 15, 1998)

Jonathan Taylor Thomas attends the book party for 1998’s retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale, “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” on October 15, 1998.

Photographed with Jay Leno, Jeff Goldblum, John Lithgow, and Nathan Lane, twenty-three celebrities alongside twenty-three illustrators retold Andersen's classic fairy tale in an audio exclusive assembled by The Starbright Foundation, a charitable organisation committed to improving the lives of seriously ill children. All royalties from the sale of the book, published by Harcourt Brace, were to be donated to The Starbright Foundation (The New York Times, 1998).


The book featured Liam Neeson, Harrison Ford, Nathan Lane, Jason Alexander, Madonna, Carrie Fisher, Melissa Joan Hart, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jeff Goldblum, Robin Williams, Rosie O'Donnell, Fran Drescher, Joan Rivers, Steven Spielberg, General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, John Lithgow, and more.


Jonathan played ‘The Imperial Prince,’ as written and performed by the newly 17-year-old actor.







(Photos: Bei/Shutterstock)





(Contents from the book)

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