Drummer Hoff
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| Author(s) | Barbara Emberley |
| Illustrator | Ed Emberley |
| Country | United States |
| Genre(s) | Children's picture book |
| Publisher | Prentice-Hall |
| Publication date | 1967 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-671-66249-X |
| OCLC Number | 17300593 |
| Dewey Decimal | 784.4/05 19 |
| LC Classification | PZ8.3.E515 Dr 1987 |
Drummer Hoff is the title and main character of a children's book by Barbara and Ed Emberley. Ed Emberley won the 1968 Caldecott Medal for the book's illustrations.[1] Written by Barbara Emberley, it tells a tale of seven soldiers who build a cannon named the "Sultan", and Drummer Hoff, who fires it off, with the book exploding into a blast of colors. The last picture shows the exploded cannon at a future point in time among wildflowers and birds. The illustrations evoke both 1960s psychedelica and Colonial American engravings. In 1969 it was transformed into an animated 6 minute theatrical short, Directed By Gene Deitch and produced by Morton Schindel of Weston Woods Studios. It was released on DVD in 2008.[2]
[edit] Characters (in order of appearance)
- Drummer Hoff
- Private Parriage
- Corporal Farrell
- Sergeant Chowder
- Captain Bammer
- Major Scott
- General Border
Each soldier's name rhymes with a step in the process of firing the gun, eg. General Border gives the order, Sergeant Chowder brings the powder.
[edit] References
- ^ American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present. URL accessed 27 May 2009.
- ^ Scholastic Storybook Treasures, http://store.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay_null_47812_-1_10052_10051
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| Preceded by Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine |
Caldecott Medal recipient 1968 |
Succeeded by The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship |
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