Ten in a Bed - Alan Ahlberg

I was a lucky girl who had this book popped in her pocket when I was a kid. Since then I've quietly passed copies on to just about every kid I've come into contact with. Some stories need to be passed on. The story is about a little girl called Dinah Price. She's an ordinary girl, but every night she goes upstairs to bed... and somebody is in her bed. In order to be allowed to go to bed and to sleep, she must tell them a story. Bed thieves include a witch (who dreams of a little house with a white picket fence), Puss in Boots (who gives her a sugar mouse), a giant (who threatens to eat her) and many others. Age-wise this book is probably ...  Read the complete review