Comments on: Top 100 Picture Books #23: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert

By: Sondy

Sondy — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:00:43 +0000

Yeah, Christine, I’ve got you beat. The book came out when my son was 1 year old, and now he is 24! Kind of perfect timing for him and this book. In fact, this was the book that got me hooked on Children’s Book of the Month Club. It was one of the first selections they sent, and a HUGE hit. Of course, now that I’m a librarian, I get to continue reading it even though he has outgrown it.

By: rockinlibrarian

rockinlibrarian — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:42:55 +0000

My daughter used to be very CONCERNED about the o that was twisted alley-oop. She’d grab the book at that point and flip back to the endpapers and point to the o there, as if to reassure herself that it survived all right. O was the first letter she recognized elsewhere….

By: Christine Sarmel

Christine Sarmel — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:01:14 +0000

This one sticks with you. I can still recite the entire text and my daughter’s almost 16!