Who knew that getting stuck in an elevator would generate an afternoon of storytelling and new friends? When an elevator goes up instead of down, a young unnamed child narrator and their dog Roco meet a medley of tenant neighbors: Ms. Paula who is afraid of dogs, Mr. Miguel, the oldest tenant, and Cora with her twin babies. As anxieties increase, Mr. Miguel shares the tale, “Who Cares?. When the elevator is fixed, the group decides to stay together for a cup of tea instead of parting ways. Don't miss Mr. Miguel's story included as a back-page insert.

USBBY Outstanding International Books 2021. Green Island winner, Nami Concours, South Korea, 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 XII International Contest for Book Illustration and Design, Moscow, 2019.

Author was born and currently lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Argentina. Originally published in Spanish as El ascensor by Tapioca Stories in 2019. English translation by Kit Maude published in the United States by Tapioca Stories in 2020.