Charlie and the Golden Key

by Janet Allison Brown, Samantha Chaffey (Illustrator)

Charlie has always wondered about the big golden key in the hall. Today he sets out to find out what it opens.

Genres: Picture Books

12 pages, Board book

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Janet Allison Brown is a writer and editor. She is the author of a novel, The Walker's Daughter. She has written dozens of children’s picture books, short stories, explorer guides, restaurant reviews, and articles on a range of subjects including Arabic handicrafts, education, faith, and ancient cave paintings. She is the editor of several volumes of academic papers.

Mother, home-educator, writer and editor, she was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and lives by the sea. She likes stories, and makes them up all the time.

You'll find some of Janet's writing at the following sites:
http://janetallisonbrown.wordpress.com

Reviews

[Sam · Rating 1 out of 5]

"Child" climbing to get a key and then trying it out on all locks of doors and others' possessions. Eventually he climbs up and puts it into the face of a grandfather clock, turing it ... later congratulated by Mom for fixing her clock that has been broken for years. Never any mention of the safety concerns or respect for other people's possessions.