Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

There is always enough room on your child's bookshelf for this rollicking alphabet chant that has been a children's favorite for over thirty years!

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

In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no--Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom!

Countless children--and their parents--can joyfully recite the familiar words of this beloved alphabet chant. Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault's rhythmic text keeps the beat with Caldecott Honor illustrator Lois Ehlert's bold, cheerful art. This winning combination has made the Chicka Chicka series an enduring classic.

Author: Bill Martin, John Archambault
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/01/1989
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 11.12h x 8.52w x 0.33d
ISBN: 9780671679491
Audience: Baby-Preschool
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Winner
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Finalist
Award: E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Finalist
Award: E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Finalist
Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Nominee
Award: Indies Choice Book Awards - Finalist
Award: Indies Choice Book Awards - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/13/1989

About the Author
Bill Martin, Jr. (1916-2004) has been called "America's favorite children's author." He wrote more than 300 books for children, including the classic texts Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, illustrated by Eric Carle; and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, illustrated by Lois Ehlert.

John Archambault is a poet, journalist, and storyteller who worked with Bill Martin, Jr. on several projects. He lives in Idyllwild-Pine Cove, California.

Lois Ehlert (1934-2021) created numerous inventive, celebrated, and bestselling picture books, including Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Holey Moley, The Scraps Book, Mice, Ten Little Caterpillars, RRRalph, Lots of Spots, Boo to You!, Leaf Man, Waiting for Wings, Planting a Rainbow, Growing Vegetable Soup, and Color Zoo, which received a Caldecott Honor.