![]() The basic premise is that all the lowercase letters climb to the top of the coconut tree. It's almost like you're performing a chant, or one of those clapping games from childhood (well, my childhood I may be dating myself here). I did (thank goodness there was nobody around!) and got totally sucked in. It's an alphabet book in rhyme, and what a rhyme it is! To really appreciate it, you should read it aloud. The cover doesn't do the book any justice. I wasn't even sure what I was in for when I picked this one up. This is a great example of why you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. Or perhaps, they're too scared to look for it. It saddens me that some might even think to give Bill Martin Jr's bestseller one star, because it means that they clearly didn't see the books deeper meaning. This is another genius hint at the book's deeper meaning by Bill Martin Jr.Ĭhicka Chicka Boom Boom is a book about society. Some might say this is just dedication, and shows A's determination, (one of his defining character traits) but I find it somewhat disheartening. It's slightly depressing that A is so obsessed with getting to the top of the tree, that he does so in the middle of the night, with no on around to see him. However, it also gave me a bit of sadness. Yes, it was a fitting end to A's character arc, as he completed his goal and went through the hero's journey. It's up to us and us alone to decide whether or not we choose to climb the coconut tree.ĭespite all this, at the end of the book we're shown A sitting firmly at the top of the tree after all the other letters had gone home. But unlike the lowercases, we won't have uppercase letters to come save us. We are lowercase letters, obsessed with climbing further and further up the coconut tree. As a species, humans are captivated with the idea of pushing farther and farther, but never stop to think if we should, whether it will harm us in the long run or not. This is the message that a lot of reviewers are failing to see. The book's main conflict occurs when all the lowercase letters of the alphabet, (who are geniusly portrayed as children) try to be the first to make it to the top of the iconic tree, but end up falling and injuring themselves, having to be helped by their parents. However, a lot of them have distinct character traits that make them interesting, such as Loose-Tooth T. ![]() They all have great personalities, but fall somewhat short to the incredible character achievement that is A. We meet other characters as the story goes along, such as B and C for example. Martin Jr is well aware of this, and introduces A accordingly. He is a simple character with a simple mission, and because of this, a backstory or other form of overly long character background check isn't necessary. As soon as A is introduced, we're immediately shown his motivations and his end goal, without any dillydallying. What I enjoy the most about Bill Martin Jr's novel is how it doesn't waste any time. At the beginning of the story, we meet our protagonist, "A", who's goal is to beat all the other letters to the top of the coconut tree. The use of these literary devices and bright and fun illustrations makes this book a great text to use for teaching the alphabet to kindergartners, first graders, and second graders.Ĭhicka Chicka Boom Boom is an incredibly deep commentary on human instincts, written superbly by the great Bill Martin Jr. This book is great to use when teaching the alphabet because of its use of repetition and rhyming. Furthermore, the book jumps right into the story without unnecessary dialogue. The color of the letters in the text also correlates with the letters in the pictures. ![]() Then, at night, letter “A” dares the other letters to catch him while he climbs the coconut tree.Ĭhicka Chicka Boom Boom is an alphabet picture book because the story is told through the use of bright pictures and text. Each of the lower-case letters gets hurt during the fall from the tree and the book describes each letter’s injury. Then capital letters (the older relatives) help the lower-case letters back up into the tree. The lower-case letters climb up the tree, but the tree bends and the letters fall out. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a story about the alphabet letters climbing a coconut tree.
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