"Different Drums" roundup

March/April 2013 Horn Book Magazine coverIn our March/April "Different Drummers" issue, we asked authors, publishers, and critics to name the strangest children's books they've ever enjoyed. Here's what they had to say:

Elizabeth Bird - "Seven Little Ones Instead"
Luann Toth - "Word Girl"
Deborah Stevenson - "Horrible and Beautiful"
Kristin Cashore - "Embracing the Strange"
Susan Marston - "New and Strange, Once"
Elizabeth Law - "How Can a Fire Be Naughty?"
Christine Taylor-Butler - "Something Wicked"
Mitali Perkins - "Border Crossing"
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson - "Wiggiling"

What's the strangest children's book you've ever enjoyed? Let us know in the comments!
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Lauri Scheyer

My vote in this group is for the cover by Paul Zelinsky. It shows his characteristic good-natured wit and sense of surprising ingenuity, thematic clarity, and just plain fun. It also perfectly and cleverly embodies the theme of this issue, complete with a moose as a different drummer wailing away on his bongos. Classic cover that has my vote!

Posted : Apr 13, 2024 09:14


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