Treasure Nap

by Juanita Havill, Elivia Savadier (Illustrator)

Mama tells Alicia a story about Mama and her family when she was a little girl in Mexico. After napping, Alicia awakens to find that the Mexican treasures of that past time are a very special part of her own life.

30 pages, Hardcover

First published March 30, 1992

About the author

Juanita Havill is the author of more than thirty books for children, including I Heard It from Alice Zucchini, a collection of poems about the garden; Jamaica's Find, a Reading Rainbow Review Book, IRA-CBC Children's Choice, and the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award); Jamaica Tag-Along (an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists); and Eyes Like Willy's (Crown-Lamplighter honor book). She lives and gardens in Arizona and writes and teaches writing.

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Reviews

[Ellen L. Ramsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A story about true treasures—the stories passed down from generation to generation as well as the objects (a serape shawl, a pito, and wooden bird cage) that are part of the stories.

[AMY · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a nice story of how a girls ancestor came to America and about the treasures she brought from her grandfather. Recommended for elementary kids.

[Marilyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story about family treasures and how we get them.

[Faloni © · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bout to nigg nap. 😴💭

[Theresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

treasure nap by juanita havill is about learning about history and artifacts from Mexico a little girl learns the value of her family history

[Ashley H · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a picture book that is intended for a young audience aged 4-7 years old. This book is a family story about a young girl and how they have the inability to sleep due to the weather. Instead of sleeping the mother tells the girl and her brother a story that is about the family's history.
The story is filled with wonder and imagination for the reader or an audience. The illustrations are delicate and colorful which give the story its same feeling across the pages. The basis of this story is about a retelling of an old story of how the family came to live where they do. The Treasure Nap is about love, family, and tradition woven into a fun book for kids. The story has a culture component to it and shows the struggle and family heriarchy of moving to a new country. This story will be a perfect addition to a child's personal library.
5/2/2017