Dot and Anton

by Erich Kästner

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Pub Date Sep 15 2015 | Archive Date Jun 23 2015

Pushkin Children's Books

Children's Fiction

Description

'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 fiancé, 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...

'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...

Advance Praise

"Walter Trier's deceptively innocent drawings are as classic as Kästner'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')