Boys love fairies too ... gotta love it!

Being a children’s author, I spend a lot of time visiting local schools and speaking with children of all ages. I have heard and seen the most incredible things. Children often lose sight of the simplicity of ‘child like’  imagination, especially in today’s world. However, every now and then, you catch a glimpse of magic, such as during a recent visit of mine.
I was telling a story to younger children, not reading one but telling the story, it is different. I knew immediately I had captured the room. All eyes were upon me and the children were mesmerized, that never gets old! Half way through the story, I stopped talking and pretended to listen to the fairies, my fairies, Lilly, Boris, and Jack.
The teachers smiled as the children gasped, and we watched them look around the room for the ‘fairies’ that they thought were suddenly in their midst. It was a beautiful sight. Their eyes sparkled as they looked about them. They were so innocent and for a second they were not in that classroom, but they were actually in the middle of my story. I finished the tale and they all clapped. I continued to watch their little faces.
As the children lined up to leave the room, the coolest thing ever happened. A little boy, Mohawk and all, tugged at my sleeve. “I saw them,” he said, “The fairies, while you were talking.” I smiled at the beautiful little boy and I said, “Was it magical?” and he nodded his head, yes. “Perfect,” I said and he hugged me goodbye.
We all know that little girls love fairies; it is wonderful, but it was awesome when the little boy saw the fairies, too, if only in his imagination for a second.
Fairies, not just for little girls anymore, and it is beautiful!