Children of Wonder

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.

"Introduction", William Tenn
"The Rocking-Horse Winner", D. H. Lawrence
"The Words of Guru", Cyril M. Kornbluth
"Baby Is Three", Theodore Sturgeon
"The Small Assassin", Ray Bradbury
"The Story of a Panic", E. M. Forster
"The Piper’s Son", Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore
"Miriam", Truman Capote
"Adam and Eve and Pinch Me", A. E. Coppard
"Child’s Play", Alice Mary Schnirring
"The Open Window", Saki
"The End of the Party", Graham Greene
"The Idol of the Flies", Jane Rice
"That Only a Mother", Judith Merril
"Born of Man and Woman", Richard Matheson
"Keyhole", Murray Leinster
"Terminal Quest", Poul Anderson
"The Origin of the Species", Katherine MacLean
"In Hiding", Wilmar H. Shiras
"The Hatchery," Aldous Huxley
"Errand Boy," William Tenn
"Nightmare for Future Reference", Stephen Vincent Benét

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

Reception

reviewed the anthology favorably in Astounding, saying it included "both top-notch stories and good but routine items, fairly representative of the field."

Children of Wonder

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