Treasure by Suzanne Bloom.

With this book, readers happily return to the friendship of a goose and a polar bear first read about in A Splendid Friend, Indeed.  Goose spots Bear making an X on a piece of paper and immediately assumes that X Marks the Spot and there must be treasure involved.  So Goose takes over and leads Bear on a wild search for treasure whether it be buried or sunk.  It isn’t until Goose gives up and despairs of finding any treasure at all that Bear points out the real treasure.

I just love Bloom’s books.  But I have one caveat.  If you are a grown up without a handy crowd of children to read them aloud to, you may miss their real charm.  The books have gloriously large pictures that show well to a crowd, but it is the words that come to life when read aloud.  I find that Goose has a very distinct and rather silly voice when read aloud, but that may be just me.  🙂  Children adore the quick pace and the animals, but they also love the situation that Goose puts Bear into. 

Another guaranteed giggle book, perfect for the final book of a story time on pirates.  Recommended for ages 3-6.