A boy fairy, called a Tinker, is on a mission to catch himself a human and ensure that the human makes him a home of his own.

Art Note: Puck waits and waits and waits.  Several adults go by, but none of them takes the bait.  Puck eagerly jumps up the first few times a human passes, but by the last few, he’s just watching dejectedly.  His mom shows up.

Art Note: Puck frantically gestures to reader and says, “Quick!  Hide!”

“Mom!  What are you doing here?!”

“Well, hello to you, too!  How’s your homework going?  Catch your human yet?”

“Moooom.  I’m a big Tinker.  I can catch my human all by myself.”

“I know, Pucky-poo.  I just have one teensy suggestion.  Your tree is by a grown-ups’ office park.  Try a kid park instead.  Usually only human children have the imagination to see us.”

Art Note: Puck hangs his head and looks at reader sheepishly.

“Oh, yeah.  I forgot.  Thanks, Mom.”

Art note: Mom leaves.  Puck picks up his gem and hair ball and rocket blasts himself to a playground.  He finds a perfect tree and sets gem and hair by its base.  And waits.  When kids come to the playground Puck gets really excited.

Oooo!  Here come some kids!  I’m going to catch my human!

Art Note: But the kids don’t come near the tree.  More kids show up.

The kid with the black hair.  He’s the one!

Art Note: Still, no kids go by the tree.  More kids show up.

That one?  No!  She’s going to the tire swing.

What happens if I never catch a human?  Thanks SO much for bringing it up.  I was trying not to think about it.

Tinker homes can only be made by humans.  Fun homes with climbing trees and secret paths.  Secret doors and swimming pools.  Swings and slides.  No human?  No home.