When Dad loses his keys and is in danger of missing work, two-year-old Mary suggests he look “down the back of the chair” (n.p.). But as is revealed, there are more things hidden in the chair than can be dreamed of, includ ing a long-lost will and a treasure trove so that a poor family will be poor no more. Lively watercolor and “cut paper” drawings reinforce the surprise and joy experienced over each startling new discovery in this lighthearted rhyming story. 2007 USBBY Outstanding International Books List. Margaret Mahy’s honors and awards include the 2006 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the Carnegie Medal awarded in 1982 for The Haunting and in 1984 for The Changeover, and the Phoenix Award for The Catalogue of the Universe in 2005 and for Memory in 2007. hc

Originally published by Frances Lincoln Great Britain, in 2006.

When Dad loses his car keys, little Mary suggests they might be down the back of the chair. Join in the fun as Dad begins the search, finding everything from a hairy string to a diamond ring—and much, much more! Could the solution to all the family’s problems be down the back of the chair?

A lively rhyming text and quirky art come together in this visual explosion of fun and imagination.