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Anton can do Magic

Author: Ole Könnecke

Illustrator: Ole Könnecke

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Quote: One of those books whose author appears to have a direct line to the way children think.
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Synopsis: Anton has a magic hat.
A real one.

Anton wants to do some magic.

He wants to make something disappear...


First Anton tries to make a tree vanish, but it’s too big.
He manages to make a bird disappear, and even his friend Luke.
But where did Luke go?
Story Time Books for Kids, February 2010
Another classic of simplicity in story-telling, by Ole Konnecke, ...
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The Children's Bookshop Kilbirnie, March 2010
Anton wants to be a magician and make things disappear. So with h...
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Weekend Herald, April 2010
By keeping the illustrations and text simple but effective, Konne...
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Waking Brain Cells blog, December 2011
A funny, playful picture book that will get audiences giggling an...
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School Library Journal (US), February 2012
Although the book is wordless, simple, charming illustrations cap...
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Gleebooks Gleaner, October 2010
This perfect picture book has all the charm and humour of Charles...
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Swings & Roundabouts, March 2010
What is wonderful about this book is that, although the reader ca...
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The Horn Book US, November 2011
There is a superb interplay between the short declarative sentenc...
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Taranaki Daily News, April 2010
Actually, the author/illustrator can do magic and create a simple...
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Magpies, July 2010
The text is just 175 words spread through thirty pages, but they ...
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Your Weekend, Dominion Post, August 2010
Anton Can Do Magic, a picture book translated from German, hilari...
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Australian Women's Weekly, March 2010
Anton has a magic hat. A real one. But when he makes his friend L...
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Tomorrow's Schools Today, March 2010
Anton wants to be a magician; he has a magic hat but is that enou...
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Magpies magazine, www.magpies.net.au, August 2010
Anton is convinced he has a magic hat - just pull it over your ey...
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Hawkes Bay Today, June 2010
This is a clever little book that children will love. It would b...
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Page & Blackmore Booksellers, December 2010
I love this book! Anton has a magic hat; he wants to make things ...
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publishersweekly.com, July 2011
Anton looks a bit like Charlie Brown, although he's younger and m...
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Catholic Library World, June 2012
Anton Can Do Magic is a perfect story for early or pre-readers. C...
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 Country of origin  German
 Age  2+
 Size  32pp, 242mm x 250mm
 ISBN  978-1-877467-36-3 Paperback
 978-1-877467-37-0 Hardback
   
Published by Gecko Press in February 2010
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Great Use Of Imagination As A Theme -

Diana    Mon Nov 28, 2011

I was given this book on loan and although the theme is targeted to probably children 2.5 years plus I thought I would read it anyway. Anton has a great imagination in his own quirky way creating his own magical powers. Great for the sparking imagination in your own children and also for creating some of our own adult "magical" playing with our children.

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