Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Explained

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Author:Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
Illustrator:Lois Ehlert
Cover Artist:Lois Ehlert
Country:United States
Language:English
Series:Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Subject:The alphabet
Genre:Children's picture book
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Pub Date:September 14, 1989
Pages:36
Isbn:1-55924-577-8
Oclc:19262991
Preceded By:N/A
Followed By:Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is an American children's picture book written by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert,[1] and published in hardcover by Simon & Schuster in 1989. The book features anthropomorphized letters and charted on The New York Times Best Seller list for children's books in 2000.[2]

Plot

The lowercase alphabet 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 (the older relatives of the lowercase alphabet) comes 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.

Impact

An audiobook version is also available, narrated by Ray Charles.

A CD-ROM game was released in 1995 by Davidson and Simon & Schuster Interactive.

A 2004 sequel entitled Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 by Martin and Michael Sampson was inspired by it.[3] A board book for babies and toddlers entitled Chicka, Chicka, ABC was published in 1990, which contains the first half of the original story, and ends up with the whole alphabet causing themselves to fall out of the coconut tree.[4]

Weston Woods Studios made its own animated musical short film adaptation, which was inspired by the original book in 1999, with music composed and performed by Crystal Taliefero.

Album

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Other Coconutty Songs
Type:Studio album
Artist:John Archambault and David Plummer
Cover:Chicka-chicka.jpg
Alt:Cover showing coconut tree
Released:2000
Recorded:1991–1992
Genre:Children's music
Label:Youngheart Records
Producer:David Plummer & John Archambault

In 1992, Archambault released an album composed of several songs based on the storybook entitled Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Other Coconutty Songs, along with musician David Plummer. It was named a 1992 "Notable Children's Recording American Library Association and in 1993, won a Parents' Choice Award.[5] [6] Its main track was the title song Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, which was the book's title.

Track list

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JohnArchambault.com . 2011-02-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110309013928/http://www.johnarchambault.com/books1.html . 2011-03-09 . John Archambault: Books
  2. News: Best Sellers : December 17, 2000 . 14 July 2020 . . December 17, 2000.
  3. Book: Martin . Bill . Chicka chicka 1, 2, 3 . 2004 . Simon and Schuster . 0-689-85881-7 . First . New York, New York .
  4. Book: Martin . Bill . Chicka chicka a b c . 1993 . Little Simon . 0-671-87893-X . First Little Simon board book . New York, New York .
  5. News: For Halloween, learning about skeletons, and some tips on the art of the pumpkin. https://archive.today/20130411161725/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/111949584.html?dids=111949584:111949584&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+14,+1994&author=Molly+Dunham+Glassman&pub=The+Sun&desc=For+Halloween,+learning+about+skeletons,+and+some+tips+on+the+art+of+the+pumpkin&pqatl=google. dead. April 11, 2013. 1 March 2013. The Sun – Baltimore, Md.. Oct 14, 1994.
  6. Web site: Notable children's recording. https://web.archive.org/web/20131104094225/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9706230189/notable-childrens-recordings. dead. 4 November 2013. Emergency Librarian. 1 March 2013.