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The Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book cover has bold, bright colors with a green palm tree and brown coconuts. The title appears in purple and blue, inviting kids to enjoy this fun alphabet board book that builds letter recognition skills.
  • The Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book cover has bold, bright colors with a green palm tree and brown coconuts. The title appears in purple and blue, inviting kids to enjoy this fun alphabet board book that builds letter recognition skills.
  • The back cover of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom displays pink polka dots on yellow, includes a summary, credits for author and illustrator, and shows related classics—making it ideal for encouraging alphabet learning.
  • Inspired by Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, this illustrated book page features a coconut tree with colorful letters k, j, i, l, m, n, o, and p falling—ideal for letter recognition in an alphabet board book. White background; orange polka-dot borders.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
$7.99

This rollicking alphabet adventure has been a favorite read-aloud for thirty years—now it’s perfectly sized for little hands in this sturdy board book edition!

A told B, and B told C, “I’ll meet you at the top of the coconut tree.”

In this cheerful ABC board book for toddlers, the letters of the alphabet race up the coconut tree in a bright, bouncy chant—until the tree can’t hold them all and they come tumbling down in a chicka chicka BOOM! BOOM! What happens next? Little readers will love finding out!

With bold, high-contrast art from Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator Lois Ehlert and joyful rhyming text by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a read-aloud classic that introduces letter recognition and phonics in a fun, memorable way.

Perfect for story time, preschool classrooms, baby gifts, and more, this classic children’s alphabet book is a must-have for every nursery bookshelf.

Also available as board books: Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3—a counting book for babies and toddlers Chicka Chicka ABC—an introduction to the alphabet for the youngest readers

Proceeds from each sale support the Obama Foundation in its mission to inspire, empower and connect people to change their world.

  • Format: Boardbook.
  • Page count: 36 pgs.
  • Reading age: 1 - 4 years
  • Grade level: Preschool and up
  • Measurements: 5.5" x 0.9" x 7.25"

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