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Title: When the Bough Breaks Title Record # 189896
Author: Lewis Padgett
Date: 1944-11-00
Variant Title of: When the Bough Breaks (by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
User Rating: 9.00 (2 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: child prodigy (1), enhanced intelligence (1), science fiction (1), time travel (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), parenting (1), superman (1), post-humanism (1), post-humanity (1), humor (1)

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
4
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
When the Bough Breaks 111 112 161
The Big and the Little 112 113 126
The Children's Hour 75 75
No Award 18
26 nominations with 7.07 final points.
2020 Retro Hugo Best Novelette

Publications

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Science Fiction, November 1944 1944-11-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
180
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Timmins Checkmark
Astounding Science-Fiction, May 1945 1945-05-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
-/9?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
64
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag  
Beyond Time and Space 1950-05-00 ed. August Derleth Pellegrini & Cudahy  
$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
643
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology 1952-02-20 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Simon & Schuster  
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xv+
583
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Leo Manso Checkmark
The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology 1952-02-20 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Simon & Schuster     xv+
583, [1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Leo Manso Checkmark
The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology 1953-00-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Simon & Schuster / SFBC  
$1.90?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xv+
585
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Leo Manso Checkmark
Line to Tomorrow 1954-08-00 Lewis Padgett Bantam Books 1251
$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
184
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Mitchell Hooks Checkmark
The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology 1956-12-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Berkley Books G-41
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
188
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Richard Powers Checkmark
The First Astounding Science Fiction Anthology 1964-00-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Four Square Books 1166
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
320
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
Tomorrow's Children 1966-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday  
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
431
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Emanuel Schongut Checkmark
The Best of Kuttner 2 1966-05-00 Henry Kuttner Mayflower-Dell 0547
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
288
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Jacks Checkmark
Tomorrow's Children 1966-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday  
$5.70?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
431
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Emanuel Schongut  
Selections from The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology 1967-12-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Berkley Medallion X1490
$0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Best of Kuttner 2 1970-00-00 Henry Kuttner Mayflower      
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Josh Kirby  
Some Things Dark and Dangerous 1970-10-00 ed. Joan Kahn Harper & Row  
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
294
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth George Mocniak  
Some Things Dark and Dangerous 1971-00-00 ed. Joan Kahn The Bodley Head 0-370-01224-0   294
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Tomorrow's Children 1974-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Orbit 0-86007-821-3
£0.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
431
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Chris Foss  
Some Things Dark and Dangerous 1974-04-00 ed. Joan Kahn Avon 18887
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
224
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth George Mocniak Checkmark
Some Things Dark and Dangerous 1976-00-00 ed. Joan Kahn Coronet 0-340-20146-0
£0.70?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
237
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Gordon Crabb  
Tomorrow's Children 1976-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Compton Russell 0-85955-034-6
£?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
431
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Tomorrow's Children 1976-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Orbit 0-86007-821-3
£0.90?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
431
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Chris Foss Checkmark
Tomorrow's Children 1977-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Orbit 0-86007-821-3
£1.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
431
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Chris Foss Checkmark
Tomorrow's Children 1981-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Orbit 0-86007-821-3
£1.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
431
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Chris Foss Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 6, 1944 1981-12-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #461) 0-87997-670-5 / UE1670
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
368
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Oliviero Berni Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 6, 1944 1981-12-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-87997-670-5
C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
368
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Oliviero Berni Checkmark
Some Things Dark and Dangerous 1982-10-00 ed. Joan Kahn Avon Flare 0-380-01556-0
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
224
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Third Series 1984-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-43522-5   633
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Romas Checkmark
Two-Handed Engine 2005-07-00 Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore Centipede Press 0-9712051-3-2
$225.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
914
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Two-Handed Engine: The Selected Stories of Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore 2006-05-00 Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore Centipede Press / SFBC 0-7394-6810-3 / 1210833
$14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
913
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Powers Checkmark
When the Bough Breaks 2021-09-01 Lewis Padgett Faded Page 20210901
C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap William Timmins Checkmark
Some Things Dark and Dangerous date unknown ed. Joan Kahn Avon Flare 0-380-01556-0
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
224
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
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