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''Treasure'' was heavily illustrated in both colour and black & white, the first issue introducing many of the features that were to be popular over the coming years. 'Mr Answers' (actually staff editor Edward Northcott) answered children's questions on subjects as diverse as 'Why do the leaves fall off the trees in autumn?' to 'Why was Tower Bridge built to open?'; 'Peeps Into Nature' was a regular nature page; 'How It Happens' began with an explanation of how the post office worked; 'A Picture to talk about' covered a wide variety of subjects from a visit to a pantomime to a children's hospital; 'Tales from Many Lands' was a series of fairy tales from around the world; and a regular story featuring Tufty Fluffytail, the squirrel created to make children aware of road safety. Other features included 'Adventure Stories from the Bible', 'The Wonderful Story of Britain', illustrated primarily by Peter Jackson , and various puzzle pages. Two long-running series debuted in the first issue:
''Treasure'' also included a number of delightfully illustrated children's classics, including '' The Borrowers '' by Mary Norton , '' The Wind In The Willows '' by Kenneth Grahame , '' The Water Babies '' by Charles Kingsley , '' Pinocchio '' by Carlo Collodi , '' Gulliver's Travels '' by Jonathan Swift , '' Alice In Wonderland '' and '' Alice Through The Looking Glass '' by Lewis Carroll and '' The Wonderful Adventures Of Baron Munchhausen ''. Amongst the artists who worked on ''Treasure'' were Clive Uptton , Phillip Mendoza , Nadir Quinto , C. L. Doughty , Wilf Hardy , Jesus Blasco , Colin Merrett, Luis Bermejo, John M. Burns and Gerry Haylock . Companion titles included ''Treasure Annual'' (1963-75), a series of 6 'Treasure Book of Animals' (1966-71), the ''Treasure Book of Answers'' (1970) and ''Treasure Book of Princess Marigold'' (undated). In November 2004, ''Treasure'' was purchased by Look and Learn Magazine Ltd. EXTERNAL LINKS
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