Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
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a-z letters on pages
Author Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault
Illustrator Lois Ehlert
Cover artist Lois Ehlert
Country United States
Language English
Subject the alphabet
Genre Children's picture book
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date
1989
Pages 36
ISBN 1-55924-577-8
OCLC 19262991
Followed by Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 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 features anthropomorphized letters. The book charted on The New York Times Best Seller list for children's books in 2000.[2]
Contents
1 Synopsis
2 Impact
3 Album
3.1 Tracks
4 References
Synopsis
The lowercase letters climb up the coconut tree in alphabetical order, until their weight causes the tree to lean and all the letters fall out of the tree. Capital letters (the older relatives of the lowercase letters) come to rescue them. Again alphabetically, while being rescued, it describes some of the letter’s injuries including: D having a skinned-knee, E having a stubbed toe, F being patched up, G being all out of breath, H and I being tangled up, J and K about to cry, L being knotted like a tie, M being looped, N being stooped, O being twisted alley-oop, P having a black eye, and T having a loose tooth.
Later at night, the letter A gets out of bed and starts climbing up the tree again. Tale
A told B,
and B told C,
"I'll meet you at the top
of the coconut tree."
"Wheeǃ" said D
to E F G,
"I'll beat you to the top
of the coconut tree."
Chicka chicka boom boomǃ
Will there be enough room?
Here comes H
up the coconut tree,
and I and J
and tag along K,
all on their way
up the coconut tree.
Chicka chicka, boom boomǃ
Will there be enough room?
Look who's comingǃ
L M N O Pǃ
And Q R Sǃ
And T U Vǃ
Still more--Wǃ
And X Y Zǃ
The whole alphabet
up the--Oh, noǃ
Chicka chicka...
BOOMǃ
BOOMǃ
Skit skat skoodle doot.
Flip flop flee.
Everybody running to the coconut tree.
Mamas and papas
and uncles and aunts
hug their little dears,
then dust their pants.
"Help us up,"
cried A B C.
Next from the pileup
skinned knee D
and stubbed toe E
and patched up F.
Then comes G
all out of breath.
H is tangled up with I.
J and K are about to cry.
L is knotted like a tie.
M is looped.
N is stooped.
O is twisted alley oop.
Skit skat skoodle doot.
Flip flop flee.
Look who's comingǃ
It's black eyed P,
Q R S,
and loose tooth T.
Then U V W
wiggle jiggle free.
Last to come
X Y Z.
And the sun goes down
on the coconut tree...
But--
chicka chicka boom boomǃ
Look, there's a full moon.
A is out of bed,
and this is what he said,
"Dare, double dare,
you can't catch me.
I'll beat you to the top
of the coconut tree."
Chicka chicka
BOOMǃ BOOMǃ
Impact
An audio book version is also available, narrated by Ray Charles.
A CD-ROM game was released in 1995 by Davidson and Simon & Schuster Interactive.
It inspired a 2004 sequel, Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3. A board book for toddlers, entitled Chicka, Chicka ABC was published in 1990, containing the first half of the full story, which ends up with all 26 letters falling out of the tree.
Weston Woods made an animated musical short film adaptation of the original book, with music composed and performed by Crystal Taliefero.
Album
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Other Coconutty Songs
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Studio album by John Archambault and David Plummer
Released 2000
Recorded 1991-1992
Genre Children's music
Label Youngheart Records
Producer David Plummer & John Archambault
In 1992, along with musician David Plummer, Archambault released an album composed of several songs based on the storybook, entitled Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Other Coconutty Songs. The album was named a 1992 "Notable Children’s Recording" by the American Library Association and in 1993, won a Parents' Choice Award.[3][4]
Tracks
No. Title Length
1. "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom"
2. "ABC Song"
3. "Braggin' Dragon"
4. "Helicopter Man"
5. "Merry-Go-Round"
6. "Didgereedoo"
7. "Counting Sheep"
8. "B-A-Bay"
9. "5 Little Monkeys"
10. "Here Comes Another One"
11. "Saturday Night At The Fair"
12. "Jump Rope Rhymes"
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