<DIV>In a wintry little town, a drummer boy appears on a child?s doorstep. And when it is still and quiet, the drummer boy plays, <i>boom pum pum boom pum,</i> and warms the child?s heart. But one day the drummer boy is accidentally knocked into the trash, sending him on a journey he never imagined?a journey on which he continues to play his drum, warming the hearts of others, from a rat to an owl to a snowman. And in a touching conclusion, his own heart is warmed as he plays to his most perfect audience: the baby in a manger.<p> Loren Long brings this story of an unforgettable little drummer boy to vivid life with his timeless and magical art.<BR><BR></DIV>