Yael Frankel Translated from Spanish by Kit Maude _ A girl and her dog begin their afternoon walk. But before they can get outside to the street, they must take the elevator in their apartment building. She presses the button to go down, but the elevator goes up. Who called it? Is it broken? As the reader turns the page, the girl arrives at different floors, where new friendships are made, old stories are told, and a surprise is revealed. Beautiful human connections filled with kindness and empathy happen in this elevator in what would usually be a routine encounter.
• Green Island winner, Nami Concours, South Korea, 2021
• Outstanding International Books, United States Board on Books for Young People, 2021
• White Ravens Award, International Youth Library, Munich, 2020
• Winner of the Best Illustration at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival 2019
• Laureate “Image of the Book” Best Picture Book at the XI
