New Release Books by John Archambault

The award-winning, perennial classic featuring cheerful art by Caldecott Honor illustrator Lois Ehlert is now available in a brand-new format with spiral binding and cardstock pages for an engaging read-aloud experience. A told B, and B told C, “I’ll meet you at the top of the coconut tree.” In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no—Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom! This beloved alphabet chant is now available in a Storytime Together edition, which is designed so the book can be folded in half and easily read aloud to an audience. The text will face the reader and the illustrations will face the audience. (Or if you prefer, the book can also be read like a traditional storybook with both text and art facing the audience). The spiral-bound book also comes with a cardstock jacket for convenient shelving and storage. This innovative format is sure to bring a rollickingly fun storytime experience to classrooms, libraries, living rooms, and video calls with family and friends!

From the creators of the bestselling classic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom comes a lively parade of fancy, dancy, prancy words! Some words are long. Some words are short. Some words are fancy. Some words are dancy. Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault’s rhythmic text about first words is the perfect fit for Lois Ehlert’s bold, bright, cheerful art. This winning combination makes this book a must-have for all Chicka Chicka Boom Boom fans!

From the creators of the bestselling classic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom comes a rollicking first concept board book collection! A told B, and B told C, I’ll meet you at the top of the coconut tree! From the creators of the bestselling classic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom comes a delightful board book gift set that includes three Chicka Chicka classics! Little ones will love learning their ABCs, 123s, and fancy, dancy first words. This rollicking collection includes: Chicka Chicka ABC Chicka Chicka 123 Words

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, does your bookshelf have enough room? For this collectible boxed set, of course it does! A told B and B told C, “I’ll meet you at the top of the coconut tree.” So begins the celebrated, rollicking alphabet chant that has been a children’s favorite for decades. As all the letters of the alphabet race one another up the coconut tree, Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault’s rhythmic text keeps the beat with Caldecott Honor illustrator Lois Ehlert’s bold, cheerful art. And the race continues in the counting-themed companion, Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3, featuring jaunty text from Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson and vibrant illustrations from Caldecott Honor illustrator Lois Ehlert. Packaged together in a handsome boxed set, these two Chicka Chicka classics make an ideal gift and belong on every bookshelf!

In a poignant tale of intergenerational love and respect, the counting rope becomes a metaphor for the passage of time and for a boy''s emerging confidence in facing his greatest challenge: blindness. Reprint.

Preschoolers can learn how to name their eyes, ears, nose, and hands in this amusing board book with rhyming text and bold illustrations.

A frog wants the rain to stop so that it can play.

Depicts in words and pictures the unforgettable childhood thrill of riding on an old-fashioned merry-go-round.

A Halloween jack-o-lantern leads a band of mischief makers before getting snuffed out.

A School Library Journal Best Book

Describes the changing sounds of the rain, the slow soft sprinkle, the drip-drop tinkle, the sounding pounding roaring rain, and the fresh wet silent after-time of rain.

Walking down a dark lonely road on an errand one night, a brother and sister argue over who is afraid of the dread Ghost-Eye tree.

An abridged version of the decade-old alphabet rhyme/chant includes a spiral binding, easelback stand, movable magnetic panel, and twenty-six letter magnets to help make learning the alphabet fun and easy.

Unable to sleep on the night of a full moon, a young boy follows the sound of music across the fields and finds an unusual barn dance in progress.

A traditional song that takes the reader on a trip across the United States, from Niagara Falls to the Grand Canyon.

Baby eagle''s first flights are compared to children''s growth toward independence.

Grandmother Rose''s garden provides a place for children of different backgrounds to meet and become friends.