The town of Burghville is a peaceful place of backyard cookouts, quiet neighborhoods, Memorial Day parades, and rummage sales. But one Spring something new arrives, an invasive species of a sort no one could have imagined: a marauding band of mischievous and magical Scottish wee folk, foot-high anarchists with a taste for grass-root tea, front yard bonfires... and absolutely no respect for business as usual.

To young and sexy clairvoyant Helen Keller, the wee folk are nothing less than a glimpse into the very magic and wisdom of the earth itself. To Dick Dick Buckthorn, Burghville's...