Dom and I love to read together.  Rather, I read while he flips the pages so quickly that I can’t keep up.  Same difference.

We check anywhere from 5 – 15 children’s books out of the library each week.  We also have an extensive children’s collection on our own bookshelves.  There are some books that Dom and I love so much that I want to share them with other parents.  So I figure that I’ll do that once a week or so.  Here is this week's book corner…

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Chicka Chicka 1-2-3
by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault

No, that’s not a mistake.  I’m reviewing two books this week…they go hand in hand in early childhood education, so why not?

I was first introduced to Chicka Chicka Boom Boom via a 1970s short cartoon at the Noyes Children’s Library in Kensington, MD.  The cartoon didn’t do much for me.  Something about 70s music grates on my nerves.  Anyway…I connected the book to that horrid cartoon in my mind…then promptly forgot all about it. 

Fast-forward a few months.  We attended a story hour at a different library (I honestly don’t remember which one), and the book being read was Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.  Dom loved it.  He paid attention, he yelled out the letters on the pages, and he wanted to read it again when the librarian was done.  So we checked it out. 

When I was ready to look for a counting book, I found Chicka Chicka 1-2-3 while browsing the counting section in the children’s room at Chevy Chase Library.  I grabbed it off the shelf very quickly, figuring that it would also be a hit with Dom.

And it was.  We have had one or the other of these books checked out on our library card for the past six months (yes, I could buy them…and I will someday).  Dom doesn’t get tired of the rhyming cadence.  He loves to see the brightly colored letters and numbers climb trees to get to fruit.    These are silly stories that make kids giggle.  You can’t go wrong with these two!