Book Descriptions
for Anton Can Do Magic by Ole Konnecke
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Convinced he can do magic when he puts on his orange turban, Anton goes from excitement to alarm after making first a bird and then a boy disappear. In truth, the bird and boy only moved when Anton’s too-big turban fell over his eyes. But Anton’s concern—where did the boy go?—leads him to conclude he turned the boy into a bird. Now what should he do? The interplay between Ole Könnecke’s simple, straightforward narrative and the pleasing, cartoonlike illustrations showing what is really happening makes for a funny story that is all the more pleasing when it reaches a surprising and satisfying resolution. (Ages 3–6)
CCBC Choices 2012. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2012. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
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?
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.