Drummers like to get young drummers drumming early, or at least that’s what we can take from Matt Robinson’s Pete’s Beat, a children’s book about a boy who can’t stop laying out beats with his hands in class and dreaming about drum circles. The titular Pete meets all manner of interesting and like-minded souls, people who encourage his drum dreams to great effect. Honestly, this is a wonderful and very sweet book for children with an early interest in music. Adult drummers who have kids will be delighted to read a bedtime story that shines such a positive light on drums.













