Jules Pfeiffer once drew a comic strip depicting a little boy who was afraid to go to school because he thought his parents might move away while he was gone. He didn't want to go to bed at night becuse he feared that his parents might die while he slept. "Coping with fears is a terrific battle for a child," said Pfeiffer, discussing that strip in a TV interview. "It's like being on 24-hour guard duty."