This rollicking alphabet adventure has been a favorite read-aloud for thirty years--now it's perfectly sized for little hands in this sturdy board book edition! A told B , and B told C , "I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree." In this cheerful ABC board book for toddlers, the letters of the alphabet race up the coconut tree in a bright, bouncy chant--until the tree can't hold them all and they come tumbling down in a chicka chicka BOOM! BOOM! What happens next? Little readers will love finding out! With bold, high-contrast art from Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Lois Ehlert and joyful rhyming text by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a read-aloud classic that introduces letter recognition and phonics in a fun, memorable way. Perfect for story time, preschool classrooms, baby gifts, and more, this classic children's alphabet book is a must-have for every nursery bookshelf. Also available as board books: Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 --a counting book for babies and toddlers Chicka Chicka ABC --an introduction to the alphabet for the youngest readers
Publishers Weekly,In this bright and lively rhyme, the letters of the alphabet race each other to the top of the coconut tree. When X, Y and Z finally scramble up the trunk, however, the weight is too much, and down they all tumble in a colorful chaotic heap: ``Chicka Chicka . . . BOOM! BOOM!'' All the family members race to help, as one by one the letters recover in amusingly battered fashion. Poor stubbed toe E has a swollen appendage, while F sports a jaunty Band-Aid and P is indeed black-eyed. As the tropic sun goes down and a radiant full moon appears, indomitable A leaps out of bed, double-daring his colleagues to another treetop race. This nonsense verse delights with its deceptively simple narrative and with the repetition of such catchy phrases as ``skit skat skoodle doot.'' Ehlert's bold color scheme, complete with hot pink and orange borders, matches the crazy mood perfectly. Children will revel in seeing the familiar alphabet transported into this madcap adventure. Ages 2-6. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
