A Treasure's Trove
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A Treasure's Trove: A Fairy Tale About Real Treasure For Parents And Children Of All Ages is an illustrated children's book written by Michael Stadther
Michael Stadther
Michael Stadther is an author best known for his book A Treasure's Trove: A Fairy Tale about Real Treasure for Parents and Children of All Ages. Treasure Trove, Inc. was incorporated to distribute the book. A sequel to A Treasure's Trove, called Secrets of the Alchemist Dar was released in...

 and published in 2004 by Treasure Trove Inc, which he incorporated to do so. The "real treasure" was found by deciphering clues in the book that lead to twelve tokens that could be turned in for unique jewels, each representing an insect or character in the book. There is news that A Treasure's Trove may become a movie, but no date has been announced yet.

Synopsis

The book is about twelve forest creatures whose mates disappear 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.

Treasure hunt

Inside the book are clues to twelve tokens that were hidden throughout the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The tokens could be turned in for jewels that represent the twelve creatures featured in the story. The total value of all twelve jewels is roughly $1 million. This style of treasure hunt is known as an armchair treasure hunt.

The twelve tokens have all been found. A book that shows the solutions has been published. Another book with a new treasure hunt, Secrets of the Alchemist Dar
Secrets of the Alchemist Dar
Secrets of the Alchemist Dar is a book written by Michael Stadther and published in September 2006 by the author's company, Treasure Trove, Inc. The book's story is about fairies and other imaginary creatures. The book includes hidden puzzles for an armchair treasure hunt, the prizes for the...

, has also been published.

Characters

  • Ana
  • Rusful
  • Pook
  • Zac
  • Yorah
  • Snail
  • Butterfly
  • Spider
  • Caterpillar
  • Beetle
  • Ant
  • Bee
  • Grasshopper
  • Firefly
  • Hummingbird
  • Dragonfly
  • Ladybug
  • Trees
  • Good Faries
  • Evil Faries

External links

The audiobook of A Treasure's Trove was produced by Hedquist Productions, Inc. http://www.hedquist.com/.
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