La Llavecita Dorada (the Little Golden Key) - by Roberto Aliaga (Hardcover)

About the Book

Sometimes we look far and wide and miss the most important thing; what's so near, and within each and every one of us.

Lexile Level: 460L

Book Synopsis

Winner at the 2016 International Latino Book Awards. Sometimes we look outside and far, losing sight of what is most important: what is inside and so close to us.

One Saturday morning, the Mouse brothers set off in search of adventure. They were very happy: the big one, the middle-sized one, and the little one. Next to the path, they saw something glittering, like a little piece of the sun. It was a little golden key. But what did it open? Could it be the key to a pirate's treasure chest? Would it open the gates of a gigantic medieval castle? The three brothers, restless and eager to find what the key opens, will embark on an adventure to solve the great mystery. The answer, however, is closer than they think...

Sometimes we look outside and far, losing sight of what is most important: what is inside and so close to us.

Ganador de los International Latino Book Awards en 2016. A veces buscamos fuera y lejos, perdiendo de vista lo más importante: lo que se encuentra dentro y tan cerca de nosotros.

Una mañana de sábado, los hermanos Ratón salieron en busca de aventuras. Iban los tres muy risueños: el mayor, el mediano y el pequeño. Junto al borde del sendero, encontraron un reflejo, como un pedazo de sol. Era una llavecita dorada. Y con ella... ¿qué se podría abrir? ¿Será la llave que abrirá el gran cofre de un tesoro? ¿Abrirá las puertas de un gigantesco castillo medieval? Los tres hermanos, inquietos y deseosos de encontrar aquello que la llave abre, emprenderán una aventura para conseguir resolver el gran misterio. La respuesta, sin embargo, está más cerca de lo que ellos creen...

A veces buscamos fuera y lejos, perdiendo de vista lo más importante: lo que se encuentra dentro y tan cerca de nosotros.

Review Quotes

"Padrón's close-ups are so revealing that readers can view tiny mouse hair in the profiles. He creates a successful depth of field with mist-shrouded trees in the background and warm, textured images in the foreground." --Kirkus Reviews

"Aliaga (Dorothy: A Different Kind of Friend) uses direct sentences and repeating phrases to give the story a gentle cadence that's well suited to readalouds. Padrón's marbled and canvas textures create an almost-three-dimensional world for the mice to explore, one with chunks of cheese tucked into tree branches and keyholes in everything from rocks to giant apples." --Publishers Weekly

About the Author

The award-winning author Roberto Aliaga was born in Spain in 1976. He's a biologist and writer of children's literature. More than 50 of his books are published and translated into 16 languages. Aliaga has won 8 literary awards, among which are the International Latino Book Awards he won in 2014 with Dorothy (Cuento de luz, 2014) and in 2016 with The Little Golden Key (Cuento de luz, 2016).

The award-winning illustrator Dani Padrón was born in Ourense, Spain, an architect by training. He started his career as an illustrator in 2011, after winning the Pura e Dora Vézquez Award for the illustrations of his first book. Since then, he has published several picture books. In 2016 he was awarded Gold Medal at the International Latino Book Awards with the book The Little Golden Key, published by Cuento de Luz.