Children of Wonder

Children of Wonder

First edition
Author	William Tenn, ed.
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction, fantasy short stories
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Publication date	1953
Media type	Print (Hardback), paperback
Pages	xiv + 336
OCLC	28803491

Children of Wonder is an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories edited by William Tenn, published in hardcover by Simon & Schuster in 1953. It was reprinted in paperback in 1954 by Permabooks, under the title Outsiders: Children of Wonder. The only anthology edited by Tenn, its stories feature children with superhuman or supernatural talents.

Contents

• "Introduction", William Tenn
• "The Rocking-Horse Winner", D. H. Lawrence (The Ghost Book 1926)
• "The Words of Guru", Cyril M. Kornbluth (Stirring Science Stories 1941)
• "Baby Is Three", Theodore Sturgeon (Galaxy 1952)
• "The Small Assassin", Ray Bradbury (Dime Mystery Magazine 1946)
• "The Story of a Panic", E. M. Forster (Independent Review 1904)
• "The Piper’s Son", Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore (Astounding 1945)
• "Miriam", Truman Capote (Mademoiselle 1945)
• "Adam and Eve and Pinch Me", A. E. Coppard (Adam and Eve and Pinch Me 1921)
• "Child’s Play", Alice Mary Schnirring (Weird Tales 1942)
• "The Open Window", Saki (Westminster Gazette 1911)
• "The End of the Party", Graham Greene (London Mercury 1932)
• "The Idol of the Flies", Jane Rice (Unknown 1942)
• "That Only a Mother", Judith Merril (Astounding 1948)
• "Born of Man and Woman", Richard Matheson (F&SF 1950)
• "Keyhole", Murray Leinster (Thrilling Wonder Stories 1951)
• "Terminal Quest", Poul Anderson (Super Science Stories 1951)
• "The Origin of the Species", Katherine MacLean (original)
• "In Hiding", Wilmar H. Shiras (Astounding 1948)
• "The Hatchery," Aldous Huxley (Brave New World 1932)
• "Errand Boy," William Tenn (Astounding 1947)
• "Nightmare for Future Reference", Stephen Vincent Benét (Scholastic 1938)

"The Words of Guru" originally carried the "Kenneth Falconer" byline. "The Piper's Son" originally carried the "Lewis Padgett" byline.^[1]

Reception

P. Schuyler Miller reviewed the anthology favorably in Astounding, saying it included "both top-notch stories and good but routine items, fairly representative of the field."^[2]

References

1. Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections
2. "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction, February 1954, pp.153-54