
A told B,
and B told C,
"I'll meet you at the
top of the coconut tree"
Countless children -- and there parents -- can joyfully recite thefamiliar words of this beloved alphabet chant. The perfect pairingof Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault's lively rhymes, andCaldecott Honor artist Lois Ehlert's bright, bold, cheerfulpictures made Chicka Chicka Boom Boom an instant hit and aperennial favorite.
This full-sized, quality paperback edition will bring even morefans to this endearing, enduring classic.
Chicka chicka boom boom
will there be enough room?
There will always be room for Chicka Chicka boom Boom on everychild's bookshelf!
The 26 characters in this rhythmic, rhyming baby book are alowercase alphabet with attitude. "A told b, and b told c, 'I'llmeet you at the top of the coconut tree'"--which probably seemedlike a good idea until the other 23 members of the gang decided tofollow suit. Lois Ehlert's chunky block illustrations show theluxuriant green palm standing straight and tall on the first page,but it begins to groan and bend under its alphabetical burden.First the coconuts fall off, then ("Chicka chicka... BOOM! BOOM!")all the letters also end up in a big heap underneath. A very simpleboard-book version stops there, but this original text goes on tointroduce the helping hands of the 26 uppercase "mamas and papasand uncles and aunts." (Baby to preschool) --RichardFarr