Cumulative stories are uniquely wonderful for getting kids excited about reading, and none more so than Barbara and Ed Emberley's "Drummer Hoff" (1967). Winner of a 1968 Caldecott Medal for its richly coloured psychedelic illustrations, the repetitive nature of the text will have kids memorising it and chanting along in no time--and begging for repeated readings! 📚📙📗 Whether you read it as a charming soldiers' tale of days gone by, or as gently anti-war (at the end of the book, time has passed and the cannon is shown quietly overgrown with plants and cobwebs), Drummer Hoff is sure to appeal to everyone. ⏺ ⏺ ⏺ #noodlenutsclassickidlit #noodlenutskidsbooks #drummerhoff #barbaraemberley #edemberley #emberley #edemberleybooks #edemberly #edemberlybooks #prenticehall #prenticehallliterature #caldecott #caldecottmedal #awardwinner #awardwinningchildrensbooks #cumulativestory #caldecottbooks #cumulativestories #cannon #1967 #1960sbooks #1960spicturebooks #1960skidsbooks #vintagepicturebooks #childhoodmemories #booklove #beautifulbooks #bookstagrammer #kidsbookstagram #childrensliterature https://www.instagram.com/p/B1CaxsenAJ7/?igshid=1sjetvmp2274c
