The Most Valuable Treasure is Sally Taylor’s second book after the wonderfully delightful The Magic In You which was nominated for the 2007 EVVY awards.
This is the perfect tale, for 9-12 year olds, filled with life’s valuable lessons about faith, love and friendship.
There is a mysterious, rickety house on the outskirts of a humble village. Everyone has their own ideas as to who could live there. Some believed this person to be a wicked witch with warts and greenish skin whilst others said trolls had claimed the house. Nobody yet knew for sure.
One day a child from the village decides to play by the edge of a well that sits next to this mysterious old home. Beautiful pictures here illustrate the well and its surroundings with puffy clouds hanging in the air. I’m sure children will marvel at the illustrations that again Taylor has vividly created. The trolls are a little scary-looking yet seem friendly at the same time and the woods with leaves and flowers are delightful.
Later the boy ends up falling down the well where he sits cold and frightened. However where there seems little hope for this character, help is at hand when someone appears to rescue the child out of the depths of this well.Who it is nobody knows but as soon as the boy’s mother hears of the episode she bakes her finest bread and takes it to the door of the old house. Surely whoever is in there was the person who rescued her son?
Children will be intrigued to find out who lives at this house and who has saved the boy. Even as an adult, I was hooked. This is the kind of book that all the family can enjoy reading to each other.
After giving a carton of blueberry jam, finest bread and apple pies - the boy’s mother finally learns who lives at the rickety old house.
The ending of the book teaches children the values of kindness and what it means to have good friends. A book that parents will be really pleased to read to their children with its merits, ever-colourful drawings and wise words. Hats off to Taylor again for creating such a wonderful, valuable tale with unique illustrations to match. I loved this second book and I’m sure you will too.
The above review was contributed by: Jessica Roberts:Jessica is a book reviewer for a local newspaper and has reviewed for a national women's magazine too. She has had various articles published in magazines and has now completed her novel. Jessica currently lives in West Yorkshire and enjoys walking in the dales and woodlands as part of her hobby as well as, of course, reviewing books. To read more of Jessica's reviews CLICK HERE
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