Special Storytime with CNN’s Kate Bolduan!

For Storytime Saturday, CMOM at Home is pleased to bring you Kate Bolduan, Anchor and Host from CNN’s "At This Hour," reading a favorite story that will have the whole family singing chick-a chick-a.... BOOM BOOM!

IDEAL AGE: All

Learn Together

Letter recognition is a valuable tool for helping children learn to read later on! Alphabet books introduce children to print concepts, phonetic awareness, and rhyming words.

Materials

Computer, tablet, or phone to watch the video
A comfortable place to sit together

Imagine Together

Join CNN’s Kate Bolduan, as she reads her favorite book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, written by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - Story Visuals [speech therapy and autism]

When all the letters of the alphabet race one another up the coconut tree, will there be enough room?
Of course there is always enough room for this rollicking alphabet chant that has been a children’s favorite for more than twenty years! Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault’s rhythmic text keeps the beat with Caldecott Honor illustrator Lois Ehlert’s bold, cheerful art.

Did you enjoy today’s special storytime Saturday? Continue reading together with CMOM’s All the Way to K and Beyond book list or CMOM’s recommended books on race and racism that helps promote important conversations, especially for young children.