What if the key to every locked door in your life wasn't a key at all?

When best friends Benjamin and Deborah row their small boat into a strange silver mist on the river, they're carried into a world where nothing is quite what it seems. Together with Benjamin's faithful dog, Nino, the two children journey through the Kingdom of Sadness, meet a band of tiny hypnotized men called the Mites, and encounter a mysterious Wise Man whose calm, penetrating eyes seem to see straight into their hearts.

As their odyssey unfolds -- through mirrors, mountains, and a mist that may never let them go home -- Benjamin begins to understand that the key he's searching for isn't something you hold. It's something you become.

Written and illustrated in the spirit of classic allegorical adventures, The Quest for the Key is a story about wisdom, wonder, and the doors that open only when we're ready to see. Perfect for reading aloud, for quiet bedtime chapters, or for any child (or grown-up) in search of a little magic and a lot of heart.

Some doors only open with a key you already carry.