The Treasure Box

A moving and ultimately hopeful look at what we hold most dear -- and carry with us -- when we are forced to flee our homes because of war.

When the enemy bombs the library, everything burns, and only one book survives. As war rages around them, Peter and his father, alongside so many refugees, flee their home, taking with them a treasure box that holds something rarer than rubies and more precious than gold. They journey through mud and rain and long cold nights, and soon survival becomes more important than any possession. But as the years go by, Peter never forgets the treasure box, and one day he returns to find it. This moving story from celebrated author Margaret Wild is illustrated with Freya Blackwood's subtly affecting artwork, which incorporates pages of children's books in translation. The result is a haunting and beautiful tale of the power of stories and the resilience of the human spirit.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 04/25/2017
ISBN: 9780763690847
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.60h x 9.00w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2017 pg. 147
School Library Journal 03/01/2017 pg. 114
Booklist 03/15/2017 pg. 49
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2017 pg. 81
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 190843 / Treasure Box
Reading Level: 3.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5