Magic isn't just shimmering swirls of pixie dust in a fairy tale. Magic is in all the little things that make our lives special, and we don't even stop to pay attention to them. The first spring flowers (some people say they're weeds), a brand new coffee mug, or a fresh snowfall . . . it's the beauty of the ordinary things that puts magic into the world. I hope that as you read this collection of stories and poems, you'll be able to find a little bit of that magic in them.