When Rip Squeak and his friends discover a map tucked away in a book of pirate stories, they set off on another exciting adventure. Along the way they encounter some colorful new characters and discover that the word treasure can have more than one meaning....

The adventures of Rip Squeak and his friends continue. It all happens one morning when Euripides the frog is reading his friends a tale of pirates and they discover a map which leads Rip the mouse, his little sister, Jesse and her doll, Bunny, Euripides the frog, and Abbey the cat in search of treasure. What they discover is that a "treasure" can have many meanings.

This first edition of this book was awarded an a Finalist Award for Children's Picture Books (7 and over) in 2003 by the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY.)...