Dot and Anton

Erich Kästner, Anthea Bell (Translator (GER)), Walter Trier , Nathan Burton

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Pushkin Press
22 April 2015

Children's & Educational; Classic fiction (Children's&YA)

'Matches, buy my matches, ladies and gents!' calls Luise Pogge, a.k.a. Dot, evening after evening, standing on Weidendammer Bridge in the middle of Berlin. Of course, her wealthy parents have no idea of her whereabouts, believing her to be in the safe care of her nanny, Miss Andacht. But Miss Andacht is being blackmailed by her shady fiance, which is where Dot comes in. Anton, on the other hand, has to beg because he and his mother are paupers, and desperate. When the two children make friends on the streets of Berlin, Dot, who is no fool, has a brilliant idea which is sure to solve both their problems, and in the process they even solve a dastardly crime.

By: Erich Kästner
Designed by: Nathan Burton
Illustrated by: Walter Trier
Translated by: Anthea Bell (Translator (GER))
Imprint: Pushkin Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9781782690573
ISBN 10: 1782690573
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 22 April 2015
Recommended Age: From 8 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Erich Kastner,writer, poet and journalist, was born in Dresden in 1899. His first children's book, Emil and the Detectives, was published in 1929 and has since sold millions of copies around the world and been translated into around 60 languages. After the Nazis took power in Germany, Kastner's books were burnt and he was excluded from the writers' guild. He won many awards, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1960. He died in 1974.

Reviews for Dot and Anton

Walter Trier's deceptively innocent drawings are as classic as KAstner's words; I never tire of them. --Quentin Blake Groundbreaking... quite remarkable. . . My favourite book as a child... funny, exciting and very atmospheric. -- Michael Rosen on Emil A little masterpiece... Read it and you will be happy. -- Maurice Sendak on Emil Marvellous'; 'A great political story: democracy in action. -- Philip Pullman on Emil (in the Independent 's 'The 50 books every child should read')