Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3

The beloved counting adventure and companion to the bestselling Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is now available in this classic board book edition!

1 told 2
and 2 told 3,
“I'll race you to the top of the apple tree.”

The ideal counting book for toddlers, babies, and preschool classrooms, Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 follows a lively group of numbers as they race to the top of an apple tree. But when bumblebees arrive to spoil the fun, which number will come to the rescue? (Hint: It rhymes with “hero.”)

Children will love reading, counting, and laughing through this early learning favorite from Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson, with bold, high-contrast art from Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator Lois Ehlert.

Perfect for story time, classroom read-alouds, baby showers, and more, Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 is a classic children’s number book that makes learning to count fun.

Also available as board books:

• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom—the original ABC classic
• Chicka Chicka ABC—an introduction to the alphabet for the youngest readers

Bill Martin, Jr. (1916–2004) has been called “America’s favorite children’s author.” He wrote more than 300 books for children, including the classic texts Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, illustrated by Eric Carle, and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, illustrated by Lois Ehlert.

Michael Sampson is a New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty books for young children, including Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 and The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry. He and Bill Martin Jr wrote many popular books together, including Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? and Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? Michael Sampson lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Lois Ehlert (1934–2021) illustrated numerous inventive, celebrated, and bestselling picture books, including Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Mice, Ten Little Caterpillars, and her own Holey Moley, The Scraps Book, RRRalph, Lots of Spots, Boo to You!, Leaf Man, Snowballs, Waiting for Wings, Planting a Rainbow, Growing Vegetable Soup, and Color Zoo, which received a Caldecott Honor.