Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: Storytime Together

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

Overview

The award-winning, perennial classic featuring cheerful art by Caldecott Honor illustrator Lois Ehlert is now available in a brand-new format with spiral binding and cardstock pages for an engaging read-aloud experience.

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!

This beloved alphabet chant is now available in a Storytime Together edition, which is designed so the book can be folded in half and easily read aloud to an audience. The text will face the reader and the illustrations will face the audience. The spiral-bound book also comes with a cardstock jacket for convenient shelving and storage. This innovative format is sure to bring a rollickingly fun storytime experience to classrooms, libraries, living rooms, and video calls with family and friends!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665913980
Publisher:	Little Simon
Publication date:	08/02/2022
Series:	Chicka Chicka Book Series
Pages:	34
Sales rank:	383,749
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	AD530L (what's this?)
Age Range:	1 - 5 Years

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

Editorial Reviews

11/25/2022

Toddler-PreS—Never out of print, this story-hour favorite now has a spiral binding so that the book can be folded in half and easily read aloud to an audience, where the text faces the reader and the illustrations face the listeners. VERDICT With a new format specifically designed for a smooth and successful read-aloud experience in classrooms, this is a reissue worth having.—Kimberly Olson Fakih

School Library Journal