畅销书《花园里有只老虎》的作者写了一个有趣的充满冒险的家庭故事。玛蒂尔达爱着她的爸爸，但她也很确定他是世界上最烦人的爸爸。他带着玛蒂尔达在乡间进行漫长而无聊的散步，并给她讲又长又无聊的故事。即使玛蒂尔达真的想回家，他也总是想回头看看。现在他坚持要和她一起去寻宝，但是他总是被一些愚蠢的事情分心，比如海盗和海怪。

Meet Matilda. She loves her dad, but she's pretty sure he's the most annoying dad in the whole world. He takes Matilda on long, boring walks on the countryside. He tells her long, boring stories. And he always wants to look round the corner, even when Matilda really wants to go home. Now he's insisted on coming with her on a treasure hunt, but he keeps getting distracted by stupid things like pirates and sea monsters . That's not how you find treasure is it? A funny, adventure-packed story about family from the author of the best-selling There's a Tiger in the Garden.