Narrator: … as one letter finally achieves his dream…ĬUT TO a and b at the top of the coconut tree.Ī: Would you look at that view? It’s even more beautiful than I imagined.ī: I still can’t believe we’re really here. The letters break out into raucous cheering as a begins his ascent, quickly followed by b, c, and the rest of the alphabet. Narrator: … prepare to go on an adventure of dictionarial proportions…ĬUT TO the alphabet gathering at the base of the coconut tree. But if we work together and go up one at a time in alphabetical order, I guarantee you that all twenty-six of us can make it to the top of that coconut tree!ĬUT TO a and b ’s fathers A and B having a tense discussion in their office.ī: Do you know what your son is up to right now?ī: He is rallying the whole alphabet to go on a suicide mission! You’ve got to put a stop to this!Ī: Don’t you think I know that?! But my son has been obsessed with that coconut tree for years! Anything I say to discourage him is just going to make him want to go up it more! The only way he moves on…( A pauses and starts to choke up) is if he goes up that tree. We are going to find out what’s at the top of that coconut tree.ĬUT TO a rallying the rest of the alphabet inside his clubhouse.Ī: It might not be easy. ![]() And I swear, b, I just can’t wait any longer.Ī grabs b by the shoulders and turns him so that they’re facing each other.Ī: It happens today. He chuckles softly to himself while gazing up.ĬUT TO a and his best friend, b, strolling along the beach.Ī: The weather is perfect. The camera slowly pans down from the top, and we see our hero, a, at its trunk. We hear birds in the distance and see images of the island’s iconic landscape: A volcano. 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.The sun rises over a picturesque tropical island. Also, a board book for toddlers entitled Chicka, Chicka, ABC was published in 1990, which contains the first half of the original story, and ends up with all 26 letters causing themselves to fall out of the coconut tree. Later at night, when there is a full moon, the letter "a" starts to get out of bed and climbs up the tree again, daring all the other letters to catch him.Īn audiobook version is also available, narrated by Ray Charles.Ī CD-ROM game was released in 1995 by Davidson and Simon & Schuster Interactive.Ī 2004 sequel entitled Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3 by Martin and Michael Sampson was inspired by it. However, the rest of the letters have no injuries. ![]() Again alphabetically, while being rescued, most of the letters receive injuries, including "d" having a skinned-knee, "e" having a stubbed toe, "f" being patched up, "g" being all out of breath, "h" and "i" being tangled up, "j" and "k" about to cry, "l" being knotted like a tie, "m" being looped, "n" being stooped, "o" being twisted "alley-oop," "p" having a black eye, and "t" having a loose tooth. ![]() ![]() After that, the uppercase alphabet (the older relatives of the lowercase alphabet) comes to rescue them. The lowercase alphabet tries climbing up a coconut tree in order, until their weight causes the tree to lean over, and everyone falls out of the tree. The book features anthropomorphized letters and charted on The New York Times Best Seller list for children's books in 2000. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert, and published in hardcover by Simon & Schuster in 1989. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a bestselling American children's picture book written by Bill Martin, Jr.
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