and an earring in the film. His neighbour Laura is his girlfriend in the film, and his mother works in a flower shop in the book but owns her own garage in the film. Also, Abeltje accidentally encounters his lookalike Johnny in the book, but in the film he goes sleuthing to find Johnny. References External links Abeltje on the Web site of Annie M.G. Schmidt (Dutch) 1953 novels 1953 fantasy novels Books by Annie M. G. Schmidt Dutch children's novels Children's fantasy novels 1953 children's books