Astrid Sheckels

author/illustrator

Islandport Press

Hardcover, illustrated

32 page picture book

Independant Publisher Book Award

SILVER for Children's Picture Book (all ages) 2025

While fishing on Stony Brook, Hector Fox and his friend find an old map hidden in a floating bottle. Hoping to find a secret treasure, the friends set off into the woods on their latest adventure. When a gang of coyotes capture them, steal the map, lock them in a tunnel, it will take brains, bravery, and teamwork to escape and discover the true meaning of treasure.

4. Hector Fox and the Map of Mystery