“My fiets het altyd pap bande gehad.” “Bande? Bande? Jy was gelukkig. My fiets het nie eens bande gehad nie. Ek het op 'n fiets met houtwiele gery. En die saal was altyd ’n bietjie los.” “Is dit al? My fiets het vierkantige houtwiele gehad, geen saal nie en slegs een pedaal.” Dirk kuier by sy oupas, maar hy moet steeds skool toe gaan. Daarom het sy oupas vir hom 'n fiets aanmekaargesit. As Dirk versigtig uitwys dat die fiets 'n bietjie lendelam is, begin die oupas grootpraat oor die teespoed wat hulle moes trotseer om betyds by die skool uit te kom. 'n Skreeusnaakse verhaal!

Every parent knows the drill: tuck in; well, okay, one story then, but short... and so it starts. This is a short story. Why short? You need to go to sleep. The story is about you. You went to sleep. End of story. Yes, but first I caught a monster. A monster? Just watch. A boy keeps outsmarting his father who wants to finish the story. But in the end, the father doesn't want to stop narrating either. This picture book is not just for reading. It is also a wonderful read-together book: the interaction between the hurried adult and the child, who pushes him to continue storytelling, will bring much joy. Kees deBoer brings a boy's fantasy to life in a fun and unique way: monsters, soldiers, more monsters... Tjibbe Veldkamp wrote a story that continues forever. An ode to the imagination and the magical power of stories: the ideal book for every child that can never get enough of bedtime stories!