The velvet messenger

Best-selling illustrator Megan Hess shines in this astonishing new collection of original fairy tales about young girls discovering their own power. Violet lived in the wintry forest with her mother, a renowned locksmith.

Her mother taught her many things, but the two most important were how to pick a lock in an emergency, and to always trust your instincts – and when Violet finds a lost key belonging to the Queen, she’ll need to do both if she wants to survive her visit to the Palace ...  A mysterious, heartwarming fairy tale about trusting your gut.