#32 of 1001 · September 1, 2020

And now for something completely different: Masquerade, an elaborate puzzle of a book designed, written, and illustrated by @kitwilliamsartist. The absurdist text and cryptic art function together as a riddle with a single valid solution pointing to the location of a real physical treasure actually buried by the author in secret prior to the book’s publication. Having sparked the interest of amateur sleuths around the world, the mystery was solved after a few years had passed...though the first searcher to identify the correct location was later revealed to have cheated through insider knowledge. The success of the book inspired numerous public treasure hunts in the following decades, some of which remain unsolved to this day. #kitwilliams #masquerade #treasure #book #books #childrensbooks #beautifulbook #beautifulbooks #beautifulbookcover #beautifulbookcovers #picturebook #picturebooks #picturebookillustration #picturebookillustrations #picturebookart #classicchildrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #childrensliterature #illustration #kidlit #kidsbooks #bookworm #booklover #booklovers #bibliophile #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #instabook #instabooks