Kitty is the rather difficult little girl who is the star character in this book and a number of others. In a series of short stories she learns not to be afraid of the dark, how to help a friend with stage fright, how to get rid of a monster under the bed, that teachers can be just as afraid of pupils as the other way around, how to help a friend who is being bullied, and how to help her brother who is frightened of his new school. A heart-warming heroine in a happy family. Easy read with black and white illustrations.