Unfortunately, Tilly seems to quite enjoy this book so I’m stuck with reading aloud awkwardly not-rhyming prose for a little bit longer. The ending of this book makes zero sense to me. I also don’t understand what ‘chicka chicka boom boom’ means. Fish Eyes, 1990 and John Archambault s Growing Vegetable Soup. Aunts and pants do not rhyme, and ‘z’ is pronounced ‘zed’ when I read this book aloud. 1989 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, 1989, Feathers for Lunch, 1990 written by Bill Martin Jr. I think this is for two main reasons: I don’t like made up words (which is one of the reasons why I HATE ‘Pajama Time’ by Sandra Boynton – what the hell kind of word is ‘pajammy’?! Ugh), and I don’t have an American accent, so there are a number of spots where things should rhyme and flow do not rhyme and flow. Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault’s rhythmic text about first words is the perfect fit for Lois Ehlert’s bold, bright, cheerful art. I think it’s a horrible book to read aloud. From the creators of the bestselling classic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom comes a lively parade of fancy, dancy, prancy words Some words are long. Yet another controversial kid lit opinion: I don’t like Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Mummy always grimaces when I bring her the book. And when we finish the book, Mummy and Daddy sing the alphabet song, which I like. He has also written books on emergent literacy (The Pursuit of Literacy) and on literacy acquisition (Total Literacy: Reading, Writing, and Learning). It’s so fun to listen to and the book is very colourful and good to look at. Michael Sampson is a New York Times best selling author of 30 books for young children, including Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3 and The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry. I often bring the book to Mummy or Daddy and say ‘boom boom’ which is their cue to start reading. I love this book! It’s one of my favourite books right now. Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the classic children’s book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert.
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