"A lovely story with charming illustrations...Inspired by the real-life Galtee Woods and Lismore Castle, the story is beautifully crafted, with a believable mixture of fay folk, both good and evil. Although the chapter book is exquisitely illustrated. The paranormal elements are engaging, as are the book s reassuring, simple morals of loyalty and doing anything for your friends.
--Kirkus Book Review

★Rights sold to Russia!
★An illustrated chapter book for juveniles, it follows the arc of the "hero's quest" one would expect in a novel for older readers.

When Lavender Blue learns that the Banshee, the faerie messenger of death, will soon visit her best friend Rose, she makes a desperate wish on a star. Her prayer for a chance to save Rose is granted by the faeries of Galtee Wood, and Lavender finds herself entangled in an ancient and magical quest that will lead her through the perilous faerie realm. As Lavender races to reach her best friend before the Banshee, she finds herself facing more and more dangers than she could have imagined, dangers that will test her wits, her courage, and her love to the limit. Can Lavender find the strength to overcome the magical dangers and dark faeries in time to save Rose? Or as the blackness of night veils the woods, will the piercing cry of the Banshee warn that she is too late?

About the Author
Steve Richardson
Steve is a three-time award-winning author from Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is also the author of Lavender Blue and the Faeries of Galtee Wood, illustrated by Larry MacDougall; Billy's Mountain, illustrated by Herb Leonhard; Alexander Trout's Amazing Adventure, illustrated by Marie Beschorner; and Canlandia, illustrated by Fiona Sansom. Canlandia won the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award in 2014 and was named the 2014 New Mexico / Arizona Book Awards best book in juvenile fiction 2014. Lavender Blue won the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for best in juvenile fiction in 2013.
Awards
“Lavender Blue”--2013 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for best in juvenile fiction
“Canlandia”--2014 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award
--2014 New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards best book in juvenile fiction

About the Illustrator
Larry MacDougall
Larry was born and raised in Canada near Niagara Falls, lives close to the woods, and really likes to draw and paint trees. Other book projects on which Larry has worked recently include The Secret History of Hobgoblins, Eragon’s Guide to Alagaesia, and The Secret History of Giants by Ari Berk.