Chicka Chicka ABC

Chicka chicka boom boom, will there be enough room? Will all the letters fit in the tree? This book reads like a hip song and turns the letters into characters.

This book was one of my all time favorite books as a child and is still one of my personal favorites. This book tells the story of the alphabet letters, as they climb to the top of a coconut tree. The beautiful, flowing rhymes, colorful illustrations, and the ways that this book makes learning the alphabet fun for readers, are only a few of the reasons I love this book. I read the book multiple times, even aloud. I felt as if I was singing a song, due to the ways the words flow and repetition. I would read this book to a classroom of students in a heartbeat, and love it!

Overall, I really enjoyed this book for many reasons. One of the biggest reasons why I enjoy this book is because of the rhythm and beat. For example, it starts of stating; “a to b and told c I will beat you to the top of the coconut tree.” Then proceeds to use the rest of the alphabet with more rhythms. The book was written cleverly, and had a great rhyming beat to learning the alphabet. The way the authors bring the letters to life is unique and readers can connect to human living. For examples, the book talks about the lowercase letter going to see their “momma, papa, uncles, and aunts hug their little dears and dust their pants.” Readers can relate to one’s own family members and how they might run to them in a time of show more need. It also repeats the alphabet throughout the story, which is good practice. The illustrations are bright and colorful, which I like because it helps bring the book to life as well. It helps make the book fun and exciting. With the unique style the authors used I would rate this book 5 out of 5 stars after these reasons. show less

Chicka Chicka abc is a picturebook that plays on the alphabet. The idea is that the letters of the alphabet can talk to each other and in order they invite each other to join them in the coconut tree. Each time the tree hangs lower and lower to the ground, as if the letters are making it heavy and there is not enough room. Eventually, when the whole contents of the alphabet are in the tree, the tree falls.
This book is a personal favorite from my own childhood. I have always loved this book and it is interesting to read it now as an adult. It is alot more educational than some children may realize, but it is a great idea for authors to incorporate fun with education.
Chicka Chicka abc would be an ideal reading for younger children that show more are learning the alphabet and may struggle with the order of the letters. This book can help them to remember because it is possible to memorize it and children will remember as the letters go in order up the coconut tree. This picturebook is also great for younger children that are not in the alphabet stage yet because of the vivid colors and wild pictures. show less

This book uses words that little ones love to say! I love how it played with the letters on the page, that they are not all placed where they should be, that they are effected by gravity! I love how playful it is and how misical it is as well.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a very clever book that gives a spunky twist to the ABC's. This book helps to reinforce or teach children the ABC's in a fun way. The way the ABC's are taught is through the story of the alphabets trying to get to the top of a coconut tree. I think that it is important to give story when teaching students information. This way they can think about this story when trying to recall the alphabets. It is a book that is different from the typical alphabet book where for each letter and object is given that begins with that letter. This book also has a repetitive nature which is a good technique to help students remember information. Not only is this ooh repetitive to help with retaining, but it also has a rhyming show more and musical aspect to it. This is a book that I would recommend to encourage the learning and reinforcement of the alphabets. show less

A favorite in my house when the kids were toddlers. A must to read aloud and have expressive fun with. I still don't know why the book is so loved and fun for kids, but it just is.A great preschool and kindergarten book. The collage style illustrations are colorful and fun when the letters are all in a pile at the bottom of the page.