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)

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? Anton Can Do Magic is a perfectly simple and hilarious picture book about believing in yourself.