Author: Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
Illustrator: Lois Ehlert
Genre: Picture Book
Sub genre: poetry
Theme: the alphabet
Primary and secondary characters: David
Awards: Kentucky Bluegrass award
Parent's Choice Award
Publication Date: 1989
Publishing Company: An imprint of Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing Division
This book takes the traditional abc song and turns it into a fun, rhythmic chant for children. This book would be great for very young children who are trying to learn their alphabet. Teachers are always pushed to teach various methods and using a silly book like is sure to grab the students attention. The illustrations are simple with very flat coloring, however this just helps the letters to stand out more for students. There is a fun surprise at the end of the book after all the letters try to climb the coconut tree.
A lesson on the alphabet could not begin with any more fun than with this book! There are so many cute and fun lessons that a teacher could base off of this book. One lesson would be to fill a pan with sand and have students dig through it to find little alphabet letters. Another would be to simply take the book a page a day until the students know their entire alphabet then at the end of the lesson let the students do the Chicka Chicka chant in front of another class or other teachers. Hubbard's Cupbourd offers a five day lesson plan that will bring this book to life.
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