By Sian Radford (author) , Gwen Millward (illustrator)
"A cheerful, positive story that explains ADHD to all."
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March 2026 Debut of the Month
This bright, positive picture book, with its cheery vibrant illustrations and bouncy rhythmic text will be a help and a comfort to children with ADHD and to their family, friends and classmates.
There’s a drummer in my head, tapping out a beat, says the little girl telling the story. She’s happy stepping in time to her inner drummer, depicted as a cheerful shadowy version of herself, but sometimes when there’s lots of noise and busyness, things get too much and she needs to block out the outside world, for a while at least.
The story takes away any confusion around ADHD, explaining it in a way that will make sense to readers of all ages, and everyone will understand when the girl says she loves her little drummer, because ‘they know the rhythm of my heart.’
A joyful rhyming picture book exploring neurodiversity that's perfect for EVERY young reader.
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There's a drummer in my head. They are tiny, but they're there. And they tap-a-tap-tap and pa-rum-pa-pum-pum All day without a care...
Sounds distracting? It can be!
The little drummer beats fast and loud when I'm overwhelmed. The little drummer taps out a rhythm when I'm trying to concentrate... And the little drummer knows just how to make me smile...
Debut children's author Sian Radford shares her experience of neurodivergence in this playful, imaginative picture book - perfect for ALL readers. With exuberant, fun-filled illustrations from Gwen Millward, winner of the Booktrust Early Years Award.
Sian Radford is an author, content creator and former teacher. Her TikTok channel, @moonandrue, has an audience of 1.1 million followers. In 2024, her baby-led weaning cook book published and has been a bestseller across the TikTok shop. My Little Drummer is her first book for children, exploring her own experience of ADHD, as well as drawing on the experiences of her family who have lots of different ways of interacting with the world.
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A joyful rhyming picture book exploring neurodiversity that's perfect for EVERY young reader. There's a drummer in my head.They are tiny, but they're there.And they tap-a-tap-tap and pa-rum-pa-pum-pumAll day without a care...
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed My Little Drummer and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
My Little Drummer features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Stories about Family and Friends, PSHE: Special educational needs and disability (SEND), Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage emotions: Compassion, empathy, kindness, Children’s / Teenage emotions: Courage, bravery, hope, Children’s / Teenage emotions: Happiness, joy, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s picture books, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours
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My Little Drummer was written by Sian Radford and published by Farshore an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
My Little Drummer has 32 pages
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