Chicka Chicka Box Box! (Boxed Set): Chicka Chicka Boom Boom; Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3

Chicka Chicka #1-2

by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Michael Sampson

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, does your bookshelf have enough room? For this collectible boxed set, of course it does!

A told B
and B told C ,
“I’ll meet you at the top
of the coconut tree.”

So begins the celebrated, rollicking alphabet chant that has been a children’s favorite for decades. As all the letters of the alphabet race one another up the coconut tree, Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault’s rhythmic text keeps the beat with Caldecott Honor illustrator Lois Ehlert’s bold, cheerful art.

And the race continues in the counting-themed companion, Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 , featuring jaunty text from Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson and vibrant illustrations from Caldecott Honor illustrator Lois Ehlert.

Packaged together in a handsome boxed set, these two Chicka Chicka classics make an ideal gift and belong on every bookshelf!

Genres: Childrens

80 pages, Hardcover

First published October 22, 2013

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

[Robert Moushon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Martin, B., Archambault, J., & Ehlert, L. (2012). Chicka chicka boom boom. New York : Little Simon. Board Book.

Characters: Stars the alphabet (with their appropriate guardians) and two coconuts.

Setting: An area around a coconut tree, during the day and under a full moon.

Themes: Learning, Rhyming

Genre: CSULB Class 2 Beginner's Books, CSULB Class 2 Alphabet Books, Development

Summary: An updated version of the 1989 classic of a rhyming tale of each letter of the alphabet working their way up a coconut tree, but when they all get up top, the tree topples over. The adult, uppercase, versions of the letters help the young alphabet up as each injury is described. When nighttime comes, “A” sizes up coconut tree again, ready for another mount.

Target Audience: Age 1-5

Curriculum Ties: Recognition, Spelling, Rhyming

Awards: Kentucky Bluegrass Award (1991), Parents’ Choice Award (Gold, 2003) - Source: Wikipedia

Personal response: Was completely oblivious to the existence of this book until research for this class assignment. I found it simple, entertaining, well-paced and right on par with something I would use in instruction infants learning the alphabet. (Bought it immediately for soon-to-come child.)