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Anthony and the Girls

Anthony has a bucket, a shovel, and a really big car. But the

girls playing in the sandbox don't look. They don't even look

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when attention-seeking Anthony does his best trick. Is there

nothing he can do to turn their heads his way?

In dazzlingly deadpan text and art, Ole Konnecke hilariously

demonstrates how easy it is to stumble when trying too hard to

make a splash. After all, as parents know and children will

learn, it's not about what you've got but about how much heart.

Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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