It's seven o'clock and bedtime for Frances, but she is not yet tired. She needs a glass of milk, a piggyback, goodnight kisses and a room free of tigers, spiders and giants. But she still cannot sleep - till her father patiently explains why it is important for her to be bright and cheerful for school the next day. Then she finally falls asleep dreaming of all the creatures she had seen in her room at bedtime.
