Children will enjoy this unusual handling of Davie's problems of behavior. He is a normal little boy who has temper tantrums, teases his sister, is naughty when his mother has guests, sulks and hides under the bed, and manages to make other people uncomfortable. But the feelings are talked of in reasonable story terms, and things happen that are plenty of punishment that Davie can blame only on himself. Perhaps this will classify as a Sunday School story for Protestants, but it's a might-be-true story for all.