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. Each enchanting story will be set in a decadent faraway land, with uplifting themes that will resonate with young girls - and no Prince Charmings! Stories stitched and spun with gold, in far-off lands, forever told.From tiny huts to kingdoms wide, every girl has a Queen inside. Young Violet May lives alone, deep in the winter forest in a cosy cabin that she once shared with her late mother, the most renowned locksmith in the village. Violet's 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 she'll need to do both if she wants to survive her invitation to lunch with the Queen at the Palace ... A mysterious, heartwarming fairy tale about trusting your gut.