Daven likes stories. And bears. Also food and tree climbing and his new younger sister. He thinks life is very fun except for when it contains things like chores and books with hard words that take actual effort to bring the plot out of them. Recently he’s been having nightmares—but Mama says that’s pretty normal for kids his age. His best friend is Granny—the old woman who lives in the woods. She seems to have lost her own grandchildren, but Daven is happy to fill in.