Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (1989)

by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault

Other authors: Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)

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I would use this book to help young children with the alphabet.

DakotahEpple | Apr 30, 2013 |

This was always one of my favorite books a a young child; I can remeber reading it in class! It is a fun way of learning the alphabet as a child. It is full of ryhmes and riddles that are fun for kids while learning.

aclemen1 | Apr 28, 2013 |

This book is a perfect book to read to someone who is learning their alphabet. I remember learning this rhyme when i was younger and it was something that i could never forget. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Martin Jr., Bill	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Archambault, John	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Ehlert, Lois	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud by Janet Schulman

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Original publication date

1989

People/Characters

letters of the alphabet

Important places

The coconut tree

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Related movies

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (1999 ∙ IMDb)

Awards and honors

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (1990)

American Library Association Notable Children's Book

Wyoming Buckaroo Nominee (1998-1999)

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Dedication

For Arie Alexander Archambault, new baby boom boom - JA
For Libby and Liza, Helen and Morris - LE

First words

A told B, and B told C, " I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree."

Quotations

"Whee!" said D
to E F G,
"I'll beat you to the top
of the coconut tree."

A told B, / and B told C, “I’ll meet you at the top / of the coconut tree.”

Chicka chicka boom boom! / Will there be enough room?

Skit skat skoodle doot. / Flip flop flee. / Everybody running to the coconut tree.

Look who's coming! It's black-eyed P, Q R S, and loose-tooth T.

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A great alphabet book with a great beat to it. The rhythm, antics and repetitive refrain draws in the reader. A cute first introduction to upper and lower case letters.

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The 26 characters in this rhythmic, rhyming baby book are a lowercase alphabet with attitude. "A told b, and b told c, 'I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree'"--which probably seemed like a good idea until the other 23 members of the gang decided to follow suit. Lois Ehlert's chunky block illustrations show the luxuriant green palm standing straight and tall on the first page, but it begins to groan and bend under its alphabetical burden. First the coconuts fall off, then ("Chicka chicka... BOOM! BOOM!") all the letters also end up in a big heap underneath. A very simple board-book version stops there, but this original text goes on to introduce the helping hands of the 26 uppercase "mamas and papas and uncles and aunts." (Baby to preschool) --Richard Farr

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An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.

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