![]() It has slightly yellowed pages and the hint of old book smell from the book cupboard it was kept in.Įvery time I visited, I anxiously pored over the pages of the book, desperately trying to solve the riddles some were easy enough, others proved a little trickier and offered red herrings. Published in 1979, it belonged to my Dad as a boy and remained at my grandparents’ house. My copy of the book is a little battered around the edges but otherwise in good condition to say that it’s over 40 years old. It’s not unusual to have adventure in a story book that leads to treasure, but it is quite rare when the treasure hunt is real and the promised treasure is genuinely buried for the readers to find. With the promise of treasure, the reader leaps off on a journey with Jack Hare to deliver a precious gift from the moon to the sun a token of her love and admiration. ![]() ![]() Williams promises the reader that it’s ‘as likely to be found by a bright child of ten with an understanding of language, simple mathematics and astronomy, as it is to be found by an Oxford Don’. Turning to the back of the book you can find a photo of the mentioned a gorgeous 18-carat gold hare necklace with charms and precious gems attached. ![]()
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