
CHAPTER I - THE MENDED DRUM
CHAPTER II - SPREADING THE NEWS
CHAPTER III - PACKING THE TRUNK
CHAPTER IV - OFF FOR BROOKSIDE
CHAPTER V - ON THE TRAIN
CHAPTER VI - BROOKSIDE
CHAPTER VII - ADVENTURES BEGIN
CHAPTER VIII - A LETTER FROM DADDY
CHAPTER IX - SUNNY BOY FORGETS
CHAPTER X - GOING FISHING
In a country town, a cheerful boy known as Sunny Boy spends his Saturday mornings drumming beside the kitchen door while his Aunt Bessie hurries about and Harriet polishes the brass numbers on the house. The story opens with the rhythm of his makeshift drum echoing through the hallway, revealing a world where simple chores, friendly neighbors, and the scent of a May breeze shape a child's everyday adventure. Through his curious eyes we meet a tapestry of characters—a helpful awning installer, a bustling postman, and a lively canary— all woven into the rhythm of a quiet street.
Everything changes in an instant when Sunny Boy’s drum careens down the stairs and lands in the middle of traffic, only to be rescued by a tall stranger and a horse‑drawn furniture van. The rescue unfolds with humor and kindness, leaving the boy startled and grateful, and it hints at the small ways a community looks out for one another. As the boy returns home, the narrative promises lessons about listening, responsibility, and the warmth that comes from caring neighbors.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (160K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2008-08-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Best known as the name on the Sunny Boy books, this wasn’t a single public author but a Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym. The name is tied to a gentle early-20th-century children’s series that followed Sunny Boy through everyday adventures from 1920 into the early 1930s.
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