A classic allegorical fairy tale from George MacDonald, one of the forefathers of modern fantasy and a writer C.S. Lewis called his master. First published in his collection Dealings with the Fairies, The Golden Key follows a boy named Mossy, who finds the golden key at the foot of the rainbow, and a girl named Tangle, as the two set out in search of the keyhole the key will open. Their journey carries them through shadowy valleys and over mountains, guided by the Old Men of the Sea, of the Earth, and of the Fire, toward a destination more wondrous than either could imagine. This edition pairs MacDonald's complete text with lavish illustrations by Maurice Sendak, the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Where the Wild Things Are, and closes with an afterword by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet W.H. Auden.

• Paperback
• 96 pages
• 4.75" x 0.25" x 7.15"
• Ages 8+