"Masquarade" by Kit Williams and a sunny day
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
United States
April 4, 2017 11:57pm CST
Today was a very sunny day here, and sometimes, when I squint at the sun, I think of a book I found as a youngster called "Masquerade".
"Masquerade" was written and illustrated by British Author Kit Williams. The story line follows the moon who has fallen in love with the sun. This is sort of like a fairy tale. But since the moon and sun chase each other around the sky all day and night, the moon employs the help of a rabbit named Jack to pass the message along. The sun, in the meantime, thinks that people find him ugly because they squint when they look at him....
The other interesting fact about the book is that within the story and illustrations - which are stunning by the way - the author hid a riddle that ultimately lead to a location where he himself had hidden a golden rabbit.
The puzzle eventually did get solved - but it took a long time because it was a fairly complex puzzle.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the 1979 treasure hunt book. For other uses, see Masquerade. Masquerade Front cover of first edition Author Kit Williams Illustrator Kit Williams Country United Kingdom
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Apr 17
@FayeHazel An Australian YA author wrote a series of adventure books for teens. We both read them and used to get so anxious about the safety of these fictional kids. 
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
5 Apr 17
That is a nice way to re-use them :-) And surprising how some kids literature is really captivating - holds up well as an adult.
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@Orson_Kart (8259)
• United Kingdom
5 Apr 17
I remember that well, more so for the bother it caused by treasure hunters digging up the countryside hoping to find the prize.
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@Orson_Kart (8259)
• United Kingdom
5 Apr 17
@FayeHazel Not near enough, that's for sure. I did buy the book and tried to solve the clues but it was too difficult for me. And then it was found so I stopped trying, obviously. But yes, I remember him having to tell people where it wasn't.
There was a lot of controversy when it was 'found' because it turned out to be insider information.
I still have the book somewhere. 
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
5 Apr 17
@Orson_Kart My copy of the book came out after it was solved - so included a big section on how the jewel was hidden, how the 2 men who solved it did it and etc. I admit even with the answer key - I'm still hopelessly lost. I saw in the link below that there does seem to be some dispute over how it was found now. Wow.... that's unfortunate.....
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
5 Apr 17
Oh wow! Was the treasure anywhere near you? The article in the link stated that Williams actually paid for a sign to go up at one of the more popular sites where people were looking, telling them that it wasn't there...
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
5 Apr 17
The plot for the story seems very interesting and unique. Thanks for sharing.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
5 Apr 17
It's a unique little book, a new fairy tale, I still enjoy it even though I'm grown. Though I must say, the illustrations are a big part of the appeal - the illustrations are beautiful
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
5 Apr 17
I keep looking for another copy, cheap, to cut apart and frame the paintings, WIlliams is a brilliant illustrator...
@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
5 Apr 17
Sounds like a great book have never heard of it
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
5 Apr 17
Who found the rabbit? Some brat?
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
5 Apr 17
That would be how it would happen, wouldn't it? According to that article 2 physics professors had dug in the correct spot 3 years later, but didn't recognize the treasure because it was in a clay box. The person who actually found it was alerted to it's presence because of the dirt piles left by the physics professors. :-)
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