Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
--A Treasures Trove is a beautifully illustrated fairy tale suitable for parents and children of all ages about twelve forest creatures whose mates have disappeared after being crystallized by a dark dust that falls every evening. The forest creatures combine forces with Zac, the handsome woodcarver, Ana, his beautiful half-elf, half-human wife and their timid, chubby, winged doth, Pook to save the creatures and restore the dying forest. --Concealed in the pages of this wonderful, classically-written story, are the clues to twelve very real and very valuable treasures that are hidden around the continental United States -treasures similar to the crystallized Forest Creatures in the story -beautiful jewels worth over $1,000,000! --To find one of these fabulous jewels, decipher the clues in this story and go to an exact location to find a gold token. The gold token will give you the information you need to get your jewel. --The tokens are hidden around the continental United States at twelve separate locations. They are all easily accessible. The tokens are not buried but are cleverly hidden. Nothing should be disturbed in any way to find them. You wont need any special tools or knowledge for the hunt and you wont have to dig, pry, or move anything. Anyone who can read can discover the exact location of each treasure -just the way one of the characters does in the story. --This classically-styled story is enjoyable and meaningful for children and adults; it is all about family values, love and cooperation, loyalty and friendship, and its characters are fun. Parents will find themselves reading the story over and over to children at bedtime as they remind them not to be afraid of the dark. A Treasures Trove will be talked about for years to come. -A Treasures Trove teaches children the importance of saving the forests and working together to accomplish their goals. |
Customer Reviews
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
 FUN, Apr 24, 2023
The previous reviewer has it all wrong. The misspellings are part of the clues. They alert readers to the use of code and anarams. Sorry you missed that, buddy...you'll never find the treasure!!! As for the drawings, they contain the code too...distortions are intentional and even the "blockishness" is part of the puzzle (didn't you read about the 5x5 box?).
I don't understand people who rush to criticise something that is supposed to be FUN!!!
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
 misses cult classic status, Apr 8, 2023
Personally I find the story lacking depth or interest. However, for the idea of creating a book whose purpose is to go on a treasure hunt it is excellent. So it does deserve points for originality. The illustrations are well thought out, as obvious much more time went into them than some people believe. Most amateur artists cannot draw a comprehensive picture and incorporate clues and hints. It's worth reading once, and perhaps seeking out the treasure, but it falls short of a cult classic and beyond the end of the comptetition probably has no staying power.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
STOP THE BASHING!, Mar 31, 2023
I know all the "publishing professionals" out there who give this book negative feedback say that the plot line is shallow, the characters lack depth, and the illustrations are high school like. But I got some news for everybody, the people who buy this book ARE NOT publishers and can appreciate and enjoy the book for what it is worth. It is a story parents and children can enjoy TOGETHER. It is a story that is bringing people across the country together. For example two huge online forums(12gems and Tweleve) have been created for the sole purpose of finding the treasures.
For all of those people that say the clues are too hard for a child to find. Well I have a hunch that if the clues were made so easy that a child could solve them, it would take an adult maybe a few days to solve the clues. What kind of treasure hunt lasts a few days? And yes there are easy clues that lead to no exact locations(maybe if you put all those easy clues together you might understand it more though......). But those clues are there to keep the kids interested in the treasure hunt, but other clues are hard enough that adults have trouble with them. That is the beauty of this book. An adult and child can work on the clues together and each see things that the other may not. Either way people are going to complain, "oh the clues are too hard" well if the treasure was found in a matter of days those people would be saying "the clues were too easy."
The purpose of this book was not shock and impress the literary world. It was not written to win awards. It was not written to achieve fame(although it may have happened). It was not written for the literary world. It was written for families and everyday people who can see past the grammatical flaws(did you ever think the flaws may just be clues???), see past the "high school" illustrations, and see what is really important in life. Spending quality time with your family and friends. It is something that can not happen enough in anyone's lifetime. So thank you Michael Stadther for providing everybody a story and treasure hunt that will impact families nation wide and give a child and parent a memory that will never be forgotten.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
A fun fantasy, Mar 24, 2023
I am a grandmother who purchesed 2 of these for grandsons. When I read it I got so into the fantasy that I completely forgot to look for the clues!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
It's a Treasure!, Mar 24, 2023
My grandaughter read this book to me and it was a great story with a beautiful premise. We looked for some clues, but couldn't find any new ones, so we'll just keep looking!
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