Treasure Hunt
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 acclaimedSnail House. (Ages 3 to 6)--Emilie Coulter