Chicka Chicka ABC

by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)

Race to the top of the coconut tree with this delightful alphabet rhyme from the creators of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom .

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

So begins the lively alphabet rhyme that children and their parents love to recite. Martin and Archambault's rhythmic chant and Caldecott Honor artist Lois Ehlert's bold, cheerful art make this rollicking story an ideal companion to Chicka Chicka Boom Boom .

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime, Poetry, Juvenile, Fiction, Classics

14 pages, Board Book

First published September 1, 1993

About the author

Bill Martin, Jr. (1916-2004) was an elementary-school principal, teacher, writer, and poet. His more than 300 books, among them the bestselling classics Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See ; Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear ; Panda Bear Panda Bear What Do You See ; and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom , are a testament to his ability to speak directly to children. Martin held a doctoral degree in early childhood education. Born in Kansas, he worked as an elementary-school principal in Chicago before moving to New York City, where he worked in publishing, developing innovative reading programs for schools. After several years, he devoted himself full-time to writing his children's books. He lived in New York until 1993, when he moved to Texas. He lived in the east Texas woods, near the town of Commerce, until he passed away in 2004.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/billma...

Reviews

[ash]

nostalgia

[ava]

BEST BOOK IN THE WORLD ❤️🌴🥥🔤

[Aimee Rice]

I was today years old when I realized that “black eyed pea” was punny

[J-Lynn Van Pelt]

A fun board book for young pre-readers that uses the pictures and the refrain from the popular Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book by Archambault to play with the letters of the alphabet. Kids will like the rhythm and rhyme. Parents can point to the letters as they read and ask children to "pick out the J" or "point to the M" to practice letter recognition.

[Kate Reads]

Sitting down to write this review the words of this lyrical poem of a book pop immediately into my head. This one was on the stack of books I would read to my children nightly. It is colorful, creative and incorporates the letters of the alphabet into a wonderful story poem. It still evokes memories of happiness for me reading to my little ones.

[Tara]

5/5⭐️ Simple alphabet book. Colorful for babies, simple enough to teach abc’s to toddlers.

A classic.

[Graham Bridges]

Major disappointment following the OG

[Kenzie Valencia]

Nice!!!

[Hope]

This book is such a fun way to teach young children about the alphabet! They will love it and want to read it over and over. I like to let the children recognize each letter and try to "read" the story to me! :)

[寿理 宮本]

I don't know if this one is as successful as Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, which itself is only sort of. This version is barely more than reciting the alphabet as the letters run up a tree. It doesn't even rhyme at the end! Just a "...down they go!" would have perfectly fit after, "The whole alphabet up the — Oh, no! Chicka chicka... BOOM! BOOM!"

Quality-wise, it's about what you might expect from a board book. Sadly, some young reader has demonstrated that even a board book cannot withstand a ballpoint pen. (What would? A... METAL book?) I have also found a large number of board books sans spine, which has me rather curious as to just what these very young readers are doing with their books... and why said books are getting "charitably" donated to free libraries.

[Mia Mihalic]

I remember reading this book as a child in school, and absolutely loved it. I still love it now because the author, Bill Martin, used rhyming to connect each letter in the alphabet. It makes it easier for children to remember the alphabet when rhyming is involved because they can connect each letter to each other in that specific order. I loved how there was not a serious story line to this book and it was more light hearted. This book is perfect for kindergarten and even pre-K when they are still learning to read, and learning the alphabet. The illustrations are so important to this book because even though they are very simple it helps the child focus more on the words and letters being taught in this story.

[Andrés]

I guess this is sufficient as a stand-alone within a series of books the same length. Although, I think it's verbatim the first part of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom . So why would I read half a book when I could read the whole book? This is an innovative way to teach and spot letters, so I recommend as much as you can get your hands on.

[She Rylou]

I like this book a lot my 5-year-old enjoy reading it and until now that she is 6 still like to read this book. She always enjoys seeing how the alphabet goes down and up the tree. I also read it to my 3 years old, maybe this book will be her favorite also same as her sister.

[Sean Harding]

At some point every series for younger readers feels the need to do an ABC book.
Why?
Maybe they are bereft of ideas and this is a way to get another book on the market.
(They also do colours, shapes and numbers)
Anyway this one is slightly more imaginative than some of the others.

[Barbara Posey]

Such a great book for children learning the language. It has predictability, rhythm, the alphabet, and simple graphics. Lois Elhert is such a great illustrator for picture books. Bill Martin Jr. is a great author of young children's books too!
-Teacher Approved 👌🏼

[Ayden Moore]

This is another book I read but I read this one with my little niece she is one and she loved it.

[Alexis Norman]

I love this book and I always have. It’s such a fun way to teach kids about the alphabet!

[Toni]

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[Ashley]

This is the abbreviated version of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. My kids were confused on where the rest of the book went.

[Alizabeth]

My favorite kid's book. My niece loves it.

[Stacy Atherton Johnson]

I wish this was longer, but it's still really fun to read (and you can just read it several times in a row).

[Anna]

I read this book to my granddaughters and we all had fun. Catchy lyrics. Awesome way for children to learn their letters.

[John Boyack]

She remembered it, three years later.

[Savannah Linn]

Worst children’s book I’ve ever seen. Concept is idiotic. What the heck is chicka chicka boom boom.

[Jasmin]

Simple, colourful, fun.

[Sophia Sowle]

Fun and engaging books about the alphabet having fun climbing a tree until they fall down. This is a great book to use with students working on alphabet or letter sounds.

[Robert DiRe]

Straight-to-video-quality sequel to Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, which didn’t exactly leave us wanting more to begin with.

[Brittany Patrick]

This book is about the alphabet, with the letters going up the coconut tree, it is a rhyme book that beautiful bright colors. I enjoyed reading this book to my son.

[Jude]

first book we ever read to you

gift from auntie kk

[Elizabeth]

Only one word can describe this book the best:AMAZING