Customer Reviews

Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 (Chicka Chicka Boom Boom)

5 star:		(28)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Every kindergarten teacher must have this book! We will all need a chicka, chicka apple tree in our classrooms (to accompany our Chicka, Chicka coconut trees.) In the same style as Chicka, Chicka Boom, Boom, this book features the numbers climbing an apple tree. 1-20 climb, and then counting by 10's until 100 is at the top of the apple tree! Enjoy sharing this with your class!

My nine-year old daughter has always maintained that Chicka Chicka Boom Boom was her favorite book. We own it, but she still checks it out from the library. When she found out there was a 'sequel'--Chicka Chicka 123, I went ahead and ordered it despite some of the less than glowing reviews. I'm very glad I did. My daughter said that she likes it even better than Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! Now to address some other issues that have been brought up.....other reviewers have asked why zero is the hero? It is simple. Throughout the whole book zero is shy and wonders if he will fit in and where he will fit in. At the end, he realizes that there is a place for him. He ends up having courage, self-esteem and a sense of belonging. What kid (or adult for that matter)hasn't dealt with those feelings? Combine that with the fact that zero rhymes with hero and you have a kid's book made in heaven. In the end, it's the kids opinions that matter....and my daughter loves it. Besides, most of what Dr.Seuss wrote made no sense at all and those books are all classics now.

My first-grader loves this book! He had read Chicka, Chicka Boom Boom in kindergarten, so it was nice to find a book one step up in sophistication, which Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3 is.

The sequel has a more developed plot and has a lovely and sad repeating line.. Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3, wil there be a place for me? from little zero.

But in the end, zero is the hero as he saves the day from the "Buzzing close, bumble bees!" Then a valuable math lesson is taught, as children learn elemenatary place value-- 0 with 10 becomes 100 and completes the number climb to the top of the beautiful apple tree!

This book is destined to become a classic...

I bought this book for my almost 2 1/2 year old daughter that is obsessed with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. It was a cute book, but not as entertaining as the original. She gets very involved with "Boom Boom" but actually gets up and walks off when we try to read this one with her. Some kids may really enjoy it, but it was just "okay" in our household.

My daughter loves this book as much as she loved Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Those of you who are trying to understand the "plot" of a toddler book have issues. WE LOVE THE SILLINESS and in the meantime if she learns something great. You can't compare it to Chicka Chicka Boom Boom because it is a different book. Overall this book gets read every night to my 2 year old. She loves it. Buy it, and allow yourself and your child a little silliness, you won't regret it.

i luvd this buk. it was a gud buk. by this buk!i woodnt let momy put it doun or tak a breth. I wantd tu no wat hapend. it was fun tu reed and now i can cownt to one hundrd!

Hi, this is my youngest daughter's review. She loved this book. I'll try to decipher what she wrote, so it is understandable

"I loved this book. It was a good book. Buy this book! I wouldn't let mommy put it down or take a breath (how true). I wanted to know what happened. It was fun to read and now I can count to 100!

My son and I absolutely LOVE Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and I was thrilled when I saw this book at our library. I checked it out right away. Unfortunately, it lacks so much of what made the first book so delightful. The rhymes are not nearly as fluid as in Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and as another reviewer says, it is confusing why Zero is the Hero of the apple tree. There are better counting books out there. Check it out from the libary first. You might like it, but I would recommend trying it out before you buy it. You won't want to waste your money.

Our five year old son is autistic with low verbal skills. He will sit and read this book with us over and over again. He loves to recite the numbers and enthusiastically reads the text. This is a great book for learning to count.

I have to admit we returned this book. Our daughter loved Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: Anniversary Edition and we thought that this would be just as good. It didn't quite have the same appeal. We tried reading it a few times and even we were bored. Perhaps it was just too much like the original, without being different enough to keep our attention.

I admit that I am a huge fan of all the contributing authors to this book, but I'm also one of the people who are a little annoyed with these books. Granted, this particular rhyme makes more sense than the original book, but I still think there has to be a better and more entertaining way of counting.

Still, the pictures are bright and who doesn't love a good rhyme? The repetitive phrases are also good for kids.