Anthony and the girls

        Author: Ole Konnecke
        Translator: Nancy Seitz
        Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
        Publication Date: 2006
        Reading Level: 3-7 Year Olds
        Pages: 32








This story is about friendship between different  genders.  Konnecke brings us a humorous story about a cool and resourceful boy Anthony who wants to attract the other two girls to play with him by doing a series of his best but fruitless tricks.  This book ends by leaving the readers to know that friendship is not built on appearances or possessions but on pure heart.  The artwork is beautifully featured with characters funnily and endearingly displayed against the spare and white backdrops.  With Konnecke's stylized cartoon drawings and dramatic text, this illustration delivers both pleasure and excitement to young readers.