Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
| Author | Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Lois Ehlert |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Chicka Chicka Books |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | September 14, 1989 |
| Pages | 36 |
| ISBN | 1-55924-577-8 |
| OCLC | 19262991 |
| Followed by | Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 |
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, also known as Chicka Chicka ABC, is a bestselling American children's book written by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert,[1] and published by Simon & Schuster in 1989. The book teaches the alphabet through rhyming couplets, It charted The New York Times Best Seller list for children's books in 2000.[2]
Plot
[change | change source]The anthropomorphic lowercase alphabet magnets climb up a coconut tree in order, but their weight causes the tree to lean over, causing themselves to fall out of the tree. Shortly after, the uppercase alphabet magnets (the older relatives of the lowercase alphabet) come to rescue them. Again alphabetically, while being rescued, most of the alphabet receive certain injuries. Later that night, the letter A gets up and climbs back up the coconut tree, proposing a double dare on the rest of the alphabet to catch him. You see the story in the Hutchinson Treasury of Stories to Read Aloud, the book published in 2000. It has British and American terms, too. The book was published by Random House, but the American book is the 20th-century Children's Book Treasury. It was published in 1998.[3]
Album
[change | change source]| Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Other Coconutty Songs | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 2000 |
| Recorded | 1991–1992 |
| Genre | Children's music |
| Label | Youngheart Records |
| Producer | David Plummer & John Archambault |
In 1992, John Archambault and David Plummer made an album called Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Other Coconutty Songs. It was named a 1992 "Notable Children's Recording American Library Association and in 1993, won a Parents' Choice Award.[4][5] Its main track was the title song Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, which was the book's title.
Track list
[change | change source]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" | 2:25 |
| 2. | "ABC Song" | 0:54 |
| 3. | "Braggin' Dragon" | 2:20 |
| 4. | "Helicopter Man" | 2:23 |
| 5. | "Merry-Go-Round" | 2:36 |
| 6. | "Didgereedoo" | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Counting Sheep" | 2:25 |
| 8. | "B-A-Bay" | 1:51 |
| 9. | "5 Little Monkeys" | 0:19 |
| 10. | "Here Comes Another One" | 3:00 |
| 11. | "Saturday Night At The Fair" | 2:01 |
| 12. | "Jump Rope Rhymes" | 2:00 |
| 13. | "Chicka Chicka Funk" | 3:36 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "JohnArchambault.com <Books Written with Bill Martin, Jr.>". Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2011-02-22. John Archambault: Books
- ↑ "Best Sellers : December 17, 2000". The New York Times. December 17, 2000. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ Civil Engineer's Reference Book. Elsevier. 1989. ISBN 978-0-408-01208-9.
- ↑ "For Halloween, learning about skeletons, and some tips on the art of the pumpkin". The Sun – Baltimore, Md. Oct 14, 1994. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Notable children's recording". Emergency Librarian. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
