Past Eight O'Clock Goodnight Stories Author:Joan Aiken, Jan Pienkowski (Illustrator) All these delightful stories are concerned with sleeping and waking, dreams and nighttime, and around each tale is woven the theme of a familiar lullaby or bedtime song. There are also many memorable characters -- helpful crows, a malicious kelpie, Gladiolus the invisible cat and a girl who dreams of her future brother. — A very special collectio... more »n of goodnight stories, combining real life, magic and fantasy, from acclaimed author Joan Aiken.