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A fun, rhyming alphabet book. The book goes in alphabet sequence.

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All of the letters of the book climb a coconut tree. They all end up falling down because the cocnut tree can't hold them all!

I remember reading this book as a child! I love the rhythm of the words in this book. It flows so nicely, and it is also very catchy!

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All of the letters of the book climb a coconut tree. They all end up falling down because the cocnut tree can't hold them all!

I remember reading this book as a child! I love the rhythm of the words in this book. It flows so nicely, and it is also very catchy!

The genre of this book would be an alphabet book.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • The alphabet: Each letter of the alphabet is a different character and they all try to fit in a tree. The capital letters are the parents of the lower case letters are there children
  • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: A fun book that is great for learning the alphabet.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “Skit, skat, skoodle skoddle doot. Flip, flop, flee. Everybody running to the coconut tree.”
  • “M is looped. N is stooped. O is twisted alley-oop.”
  • “Look who's coming! It's black-eyed P, Q, R S, and loose-tooth T.”
  • “'Dare double dare, you can't catch me. I'll beat you to the top of the coconut tree.'”

First Sentence edit see section history

A told B and B told C, "I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree."

Series & Lists edit see section history

This book is in Chicka Chicka. (standard series)
This is book 3 of 25 in All-Time Favorite Children's Books. (community list)
This book is in Read-Aloud Favorites. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Bill Martin, Jr. (Author)
  2. John Archambault (Author)
  3. Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Country: United states of America
Publication Date: 1989
ISBN: 0-671-67949-X
Page Count: 20

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Baby - Age 3

This is a very fun read and is a great way to begin teaching the alphabet to your children or reinforce what they are learning in school.

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