An evil stepmother sent her kind, hardworking stepdaughter into the forest in winter, to certain death, to pick snowdrops for the queen. But a miracle happened - all twelve months gathered together to help the girl, and spring came for a short time in the middle of the cold winter. What will happen to the stepmother, her evil daughter, and the wayward queen when they want the months to do the same for them? Young readers will learn about this at the end of the kind fairy tale from this book with bright color illustrations.