– A Wordless Picture Book –
Book Blurb
Stuck inside on a rainy day, two siblings and their beloved Boston Terrier learn about the wonders of exploration as they journey upstairs into a gloomy attic. Follow this intrepid trio as they discover an old trunk and the remarkable treasure hidden inside, and enjoy an interactive storytelling experience perfect for multilingual families and classrooms.
Details
- Title: Treasure in the Trunk
- Author/Illustrator: Linda MacRitchie Graf
- Publisher: City of Light CrissCross AppleSauce
- Publication Date: June 20, 2020
- Pages: 34
My Thoughts
There are lots of things I like about this book, but one thing I had to work through. However, the one thing I didn’t care for probably just marks me as being more of a realist. A realist who needs to develop more of an imagination, I think.
The story shows two children who are waking up and anxious to have breakfast and head outside to play, but there’s one big problem: it’s raining. So they clean up their rooms and then check outside. Raining. In time they decide to head to the attic and do some exploring, which seems to be working for them. But when they discover a chest that has a glow around it. They have a wonderful idea. But will it work?
Okay, typical of all my reviews, even picture books, I’m not going to publish a spoiler. But this is the place in the book that concerned this lets-not-think-outside-the-box reader. (I hope you realize that I’m smiling . . . mostly.)
After all, picture books, whether wordless or not, are imaginary, aren’t they? You’re supposed to go with the fact that animals can talk and even type letters to a farmer. So honestly, there was nothing at all the matter with the ending. It just threw me the first time I looked through the book.
What Concerned Me
As you might guess, the first time I read this the ending didn’t feel quite right. Thereafter, I thought, “Hey, it’s a picture book.” I think the majority of adults would agree that it’s just a fun part of the book.
What I Liked Most
I love that this story encourages imagination and even the possibility of a new story each time it’s looked at. It’s the perfect book to help develop little imaginations and the ability to tell stories with pictures.
My thanks to the City of Light and CrissCross Applesauce for a review copy and the ability to post my opinion of the book.
Rating
About the Author
“As a passionate artist and educator, I wanted to inspire children to create and tell their own stories.”
Linda MacRitchie Graf is a passionate artist and educator. She has been helping her Upstate New York art students flex their creative muscles since 1974, often working alongside them to create murals. She hopes that Treasure in the Trunk will inspire children to create and to tell their own stories.
