Chicka Chicka ABCs and 123s Collection (Boxed Set): Chicka Chicka ABC; Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3; Words

by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Michael Sampson

From the creators of the bestselling classic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom comes a rollicking first concept board book collection!

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

From the creators of the bestselling classic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom comes a delightful board book gift set that includes three Chicka Chicka classics! Little ones will love learning their ABCs, 123s, and fancy, dancy first words.

This rollicking collection
Chicka Chicka ABC
Chicka Chicka 123
Words

66 pages, Board Book

Published July 10, 2018

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.

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Reviews

[Kathy V · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chicka Chicka 123 is Just OK. Not as good as the original - the rhyming and rhythm is strained and the sequence of numbers jumps from 1-19 to 20, 30 40 etc then suddenly after 90 the number 99 appears and climbs the tree. Then bumblebees chase all the numbers away and all the numbers fall down except 10. The number zero at the end joins 10 to become 100. However (and this is the main reason I gave it only three stars) the number 99 never reappears! Why was it introduced then? I think this was a sloppy mistake on the part of the authors (though maybe I am missing something? I looked and looked and cannot find another reference to number 99.) The toddlers in our family don’t enjoy the book as much as Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. That book had a musical rhythm quality that just can’t be copied!