The Great Antonio
TOON Level 2
$16.98
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
18 February 2025
Summary
The Great Antonio weighed as much as a horse, wrestled a bear, fought two trucks at once-AND HE WAS REAL!
“A tribute as heartfelt as it is joyous.” -Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW
What made the Great Antonio so great? He weighed as much as a horse! He once wrestled a bear. He could devour twenty-five roasted chickens at one sitting.
In this whimsical graphic novel, beloved author and illustrator Elise Gravel tells the true story of Antonio Barichievich, the larger-tha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781662665554 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1662665555 |
| Author: | Elise Gravel |
| Publisher: | Astra Publishing House |
| Imprint: | Toon books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 18 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 146g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-8 |
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Critics Review
Elizabeth Bird’s A Fuse #8 Production 2016 Fictionalized Non-Fiction for Kids
TD Summer Reading Club’s Top Recommend Reads for 2017
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
* “A tribute as heartfelt as it is joyous” — Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
“Gravel gives us a funny, very kid-friendly story about a gentle giant, someone who twirled children around on his braids, turning himself into a human merry-go-round for their amusement.” — School Library Journal Good Comics for Kids
“What’s to be made of lives that don’t go the way they were supposed to? Gravel shows that they’re worth paying attention to.” — Publishers Weekly
“Kids will be taken by this larger-than-life figure, who is still beloved in Montreal, the city the Great Antonio called home.“— Booklist
“Gravel’s cartoonish art is graphically sophisticated.” — Montreal Gazette
“In this innovative portrait―not quite a biography yet not quite a legend―Gravel affectionately places Antonio in the Paul Bunyan tradition of mighty men.” — Horn Book Magazine
“A modern tale for a new audience.” - Mom Read It
Elise Gravel
In kindergarten, Elise was popular for her drawings of princesses with long, spiral curls. In high school, she honed her skills by drawing girls’ dream guys, becoming adept at depicting muscles and chest hair, which proved useful for this book.
Elise’s favorite author, Roald Dahl, sparked her interest in unusual people and animals—anyone strange, different, or funny.
In her hometown of Montreal, the beloved Antonio, a gentle giant who lived near a donut shop, was a local celebrity. He claimed to have been one of the strongest men in the world and to communicate with aliens through his braids. After his passing, many of Antonio’s extraordinary tales were proven true, including a letter from President Bill Clinton and photographs of himself with celebrities like Liza Minnelli, Sophia Loren, and Johnny Carson.
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