Chicka Chicka ABC: The Fun Way to Teach Toddlers the Alphabet

Teaching toddlers the alphabet can be tough. The key to success lies in making learning how to read just as fun as playtime. That's where the Chicka Chicka ABC book comes in.

Written by Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault, this delightful book for teaching toddlers the alphabet is all about playtime, sounds and fun; while the colorful illustrations by Lois Ehlert are designed to appeal to the color-centric mind of infants and toddlers.

Known for its playful nature, the Chicka Chicka ABC is, in fact, a serious learning tool for teaching toddlers, and even infants, the alphabet from A to Z in a fun atmosphere. For in the world of the Chicka Chicka ABC, the letters of the alphabet climb up the coconut tree until disaster strikes and Chicka Chicka BOOM BOOM happens. The slow climb of the letters is delightfully amusing to children, but on a serious note it makes learning the alphabet a gradual by-product of living in the Chicka Chicka ABC world.

To discover the Chicka Chicka ABC with your child and begin teaching him or her the alphabet in a fun way, check out this educational Chicka Chicka ABC video from Scholastic Books. The Chicka Chicka ABC offers an excellent tool for parents who are beginning to expose their children to letters. Songs, playing with ABC magnets, playing ABC bingo and eating ABC shaped foods are all great ways to make learning the alphabet a fun educational activity.

Before you begin reading the Chicka Chicka ABC to your infant or toddler, visit the Family Literacy Guide to discover how you should read the Chicka Chicka ABC book and how to gradually grow your child's knowledge through playful activities.

For more developmental fun, consider turning one wall in your child's room into a giant magnet or a giant chalkboard for endless drawing and educational fun.