Treasure Hunt [Paperback]

Allan Ahlberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 7, 2003

Tilly loves treasure-hunting - and so does her family. Tilly's mum hides Tilly's breakfast banana in the kitchen. Tilly's dad hides Tilly's toy rabbit in the garage. On Tilly's birthday, Tilly's grandma hides chocolate money all over the house...And Tilly hunts for it. "My treasure!" she cries when she finds it. But at bedtime, it's Tilly's mum and dad who do the hunting! Allan Ahlberg's affectionate appreciation of family love and ritual finds the perfect match in Gillian Tyler's warm and delightfully detailed illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Every day, chubby toddler Tilly plays treasure-hunting games with her parents. Her mother hides her breakfast banana in the laundry basket, her father hides her rabbit doll in the tool chest, and Tilly sometimes even hides herself at bedtime! Allan Ahlberg's engaging story cherishes the comfort of family playfulness and ritual: "My treasure!" cries Tilly each time she finds a hidden item. And "My treasure!" cries each of her smiling parents when they find their mischievous daughter hiding behind a curtain, fuzzy bunny slippers showing all the while. Gillian Tyler's watercolors are filled with reassuring details: when Mom and Dad "hide" from Tilly on a walk in the woods, Tyler depicts them huddled conspicuously behind a tiny sapling. "Easy peasy," says Tilly. Young readers will join Tilly in her searches, perhaps seeing before she does her white cat in the snow or the gold foil-wrapped chocolate coins in the potted plant. Ahlberg and Tyler are the creative team behind the highly acclaimed Snail House. (Ages 3 to 6) --Emilie Coulter --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Publishers Weekly

The team behind The Snail House present a pigtailed toddler named Tilly who loves treasure hunts, and whose parents are only too happy to oblige. "Each morning Tilly's mom hides Tilly's breakfast banana somewhere in the kitchen. And Tilly hunts for it, and hunts for it... and finds it," begins the perfectly paced narrative. Tyler sets the scene with a framed view of the kitchen, then traces Tilly's search with spot watercolors that dance around the text, as Tilly looks first in the cookie jar, then the refrigerator, and finally locates "My treasure!" in the laundry basket. The artist links one search with the next, as Tilly's dad holds her rabbit at the breakfast table, then after breakfast hides the rabbit in the garage. On the spread where she finds the toy rabbit, Tilly watches her cat disappear through the cat door, leading into the next snow-covered spread and a search for her feline. Tyler's watercolors convey a toddler both winsome and authentically single-minded in her determination (as when Tilly looks for a stuffed toy inside the opening of a hose nozzle), and the effervescent vignettes convey a keen sense of humor. At bedtime, when Mom and Dad carry out the climactic "search" for Tilly, they clearly enjoy feigning bewilderment (Dad looks for his daughter inside a pot, while Mom stands on a kitchen chair, surveying the area with binoculars). The wrap-up hits just the right note. Ages 3-6. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Walker Childrens Paperbacks (July 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744594952
• ISBN-13: 978-0744594959
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 8.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,333,807 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Fun for older child, December 11, 2009

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This review is from: Treasure Hunt (Paperback)

Illustraion is cute but small and pastel. My son is 15 months and enjoys vibrant pictures with books. Maybe a good book for an older child that can really hunt in the small pictures along with Tilly.