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I Like to Read® Books for Beginning Readers
* More than 70 fun-to-read books for new readers
* Guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards
* Award-winning easy reader series, created by acclaimed author-illustrators including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors
* Levels A though D for kindergarten readers; levels D through G for early first grade readers
Mole decides to look for treasure, even though his brother says there is none. Mole digs. Mole finds a twig. "Oh, what a treasure!" says Bird, who needs it to build a nest. Then Mole finds a shell. "Oh, what a treasure!" says Snail, who needs it for a home. Then Mole finds an acorn. "Oh, what a treasure!" says Squirrel, who needs nuts to eat. And then Mole finds the greatest treasure of all...
Author Notes
Jane Hillenbrand is an elementary school teacher. What a Treasure! was her first picture book. Publishers Weekly called it a "warm look at appreciating the small, often unexpected, joys in one's life." She lives in Ohio with her husband, Will Hillenbrand.
Will Hillenbrand has illustrated a wide range of picture books for children, including many he has written himself. Spring Is Here won the Please Touch Museum Book Award. Kite Day was proclaimed "a winner for story times" in a School Library Journal starred review. Off We Go! was declared "a winner all around" in a Kirkus starred review. Will lives with his wife, Jane Hillenbrand, in Ohio.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-K-Almost everyone loves to dig for treasure, and when Mole gets his new shovel, he starts immediately. He finds a twig, a shell, and an acorn, and it turns out that these things are indeed treasures for Bird, Snail, and Squirrel. But the best one from Mole's point of view appears when he meets up with the tunnel of another mole and makes a new friend. Told with minimal text, this book celebrates friendship while quietly calling attention to the fact that treasure is relative. The simple, rounded cartoon illustrations painted in ice-cream colors with thick, black outlines give the story a very sugary but gentle feel. A supplemental purchase for libraries needing more read-alouds for the youngest audiences.-Julie Roach, Cambridge Public Library, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Have shovel, will dig. Such is the simplicity of young Mole's experiences in this warm look at appreciating the small, often unexpected, joys in one's life. Armed with his new shovel and a miner's lighted hardhat, Mole sets to digging for treasure. A twig, a shell and an acorn don't seem to be what he's looking for, but Bird, Snail and Squirrel, respectively, find the items, given to them by Mole, mighty useful. At last, Mole comes upon a treasure of no comparison: a friendly mole digging in the opposite direction. Jane Hillenbrand's debut picture book shines with a feel-good, spare text that goes right to the heart of universal childhood emotions. Will Hillenbrand's (Don't Kiss the Cow) mixed-media artwork exudes a lighthearted tone via boldly outlined shapes and sweetly anthropomorphized characters. The varying textures and hues in his palette add depth and suffuse the proceedings with a happy glow. Ages 3-6. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
(Preschool) When Mole starts digging for treasure with his new shovel, his parents encourage him (""Good luck""; ""Have fun""), but his older brother is dismissive: ""I bet you won't find any treasures worth keeping."" Well, Brother, that depends on your definition of treasure. This simply told story has what it takes to entertain the youngest story-time audience: eye-catching illustrations; a straightforward, good-natured narrative with some well-placed repetition; lots of digging; and a gratifying ending -- plus the bonus of an older sibling (gently) proven wrong. Mole digs up a twig, which is perfect for Bird's nest. Next he finds a shell, which makes ""a cozy house"" for Snail. An unearthed acorn is dinner for Squirrel's family. To each animal's exclamation of ""Oh, what a treasure!"" Mole replies ""Why don't you keep it?"" Never discouraged, Mole keeps digging his hole deeper and deeper; in the end, of course, he finds what he went digging for -- something that even his brother doesn't scoff at. Will Hillenbrand's sturdy mixed-media illustrations, which feature heavy, dark outlines and plenty of white space, focus attention on the animal characters, and the bold compositions lend vibrancy to the pictures' subtle coloring and shading. So what's the treasure worth keeping? You guessed it -- a friend. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
The day that Mole gets his new shovel, he starts to dig for treasure despite his brother betting that he won't find any. The first thing Mole finds is a twig (which a bird thinks is treasure). Digging further, he finds a shell (treasure to a snail), an acorn (treasure to a squirrel) and finally, another hole where a little mole pops up--a real treasure: a friend for Mole. Will Hillenbrand's illustrations have a different look here, less detail and design, and are geared more to pre-schoolers, as is the story. Using tempera, oil pastels and ink on canvas, he relies on simple, outlined shapes with minimal features, textures and patterns against white backgrounds to match the unembellished and guileless tale. The first effort from this husband and wife team plainly conveys with animals and nature the adage, "one man's junk is another man's treasure" for early ages. (Picture book. 3-5) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
