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.
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.
“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
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.
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.
“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
