Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

by Bill Martin, Jr.

and John Archambault

illustrated by Lois Ehlert

This famous children's picture book is one of the liveliest counting books for young readers available today. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom follows the story of all of the letters of the alphabet as they crawl up the top of a coconut tree. 'But when all of the letters of the alphabet race up the tree... Oh no! Chicka chicka BOOM! BOOM!' as they all come crashing down! Martin and Archambault use repetition by going through every letter of the alphabet one just once, but twice through in hopes of teaching children their ABCs. The colors used in this book are very fun, bold, and bright and are sure to attract the eyes of young readers. Another fun addition to this picture book is the endpages that are colorful representation of the lower and upper case letters of the alphabet in order. Readers not only read the letters but they are then able to search the page to see the letters dispersed around the coconut tree. Yet another great feature of this book is to include speech throughout the text to introduce children to how speech looks and is used in books with quotation marks. All in all, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a one of a kind picture book to promote the learning of the alphabet for young readers!

Intended Age 4-8