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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Author(s) Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault Illustrator Lois Ehlert Cover artist Lois Ehlert Country United States Language English Subject(s) the alphabet Genre(s) Children's picture book Publisher Simon & Schuster Publication date 1989 Pages 36 ISBN 1559245778 OCLC Number 19262991 Followed by Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a bestselling children's book written by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert[1] , and published by Simon & Schuster in 1989. This book is about anthropomorphized letters, who climb up a coconut tree in alphabetical order, until the tree collapses. Capital letters (the older relatives of the letters climbing the tree) come to help them. Again alphabetically, it describes each letter's injury, such as "skinned-knee D". The book is notable for its rhyming structure which is reminiscent of the jazz vocal improvisation technique known as scat singing.
An audio book version is also available.
It inspired a 2004 sequel, Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3. A board book for toddlers, entitled Chicka, Chicka ABC was published in 1990 and contains the first half of the full story.
Recognition
- Best Books[2]
- Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001; H.W. Wilson; United States
- Children's Choices, 1990; International Reading Association; United States
- Awards, Honors, Prizes[3]
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner 1991 Grades K-3 Kentucky
- Parents' Choice Award (Gold 2003, Best 25 Books in 25 Years United States)
See also
References
- ^ http://www.johnarchambault.com/books1.html John Archambault: Books
- ^ http://www.childrenslit.com/childrenslit/mai_ehlert_lois.html (recognition)
- ^ http://www.childrenslit.com/childrenslit/mai_ehlert_lois.html (recognition)
Categories:- 1989 books
- Children's picture books
- Alphabet books
- Children's picture book stubs
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