Maggie’s Treasure

PreS-Gr 2–Maggie, a lanky brown girl, has her eyes open for treasures wherever she is. Little things like buttons, stones, and bottle caps, and later on, larger items fill her bedroom and home. The community loves that she is tidying up the neighborhood until Maggie’s treasures began spilling out into the yard and creating an eyesore. Now her parents want all of her treasures gone. Out of the corner of her eye, Maggie sees a bird grab a red ribbon from the treasures in the yard and fly it back to the nest it is building. Maggie repurposes all her treasures and when the neighbors come to see what she is giving away, they are thrilled. The energetic, brightly colored, stylized art gives a kinetic and appealing look to what otherwise is junk. There is movement in the art throughout. All of that comes together to create a beautiful book.