Drummer Hoff

Summary

In a cumulative rhyme, a chain of soldiers builds a cannon piece by piece, but it is Drummer Hoff who fires it off in a burst of color and noise. Ed Emberley carves bold woodcuts and floods them with bright, saturated inks, then lets flowers and birds quietly reclaim the abandoned cannon by the final pages. Adapted by Barbara Emberley, the rhythmic verse delights young readers while the closing images carry a gentle note about the folly of war.