This book’s beautiful illustrations and (wordless) story begin on the inside cover and continue right through to the back cover. Initially in shades of grey with only occasional splashes of colour, the book eventually erupts into a riot of colour and activity, with the central character slowly gaining colour as the story unfolds. One day a boy, alone in a drab world of unsmiling adults, finds a mysterious key on the ground. He is then led to an old, cobwebbed, padlocked door by an unusual, brightly coloured insect. After some thought, he decides to try the key in the lock. The door opens and he finds himself in a strange, colourful world, full of peculiar-looking creatures…