The theme at Kaitlyn’s preschool last week was “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom”, and then coincindentally, Scholastic contacted me about reviewing the Storybook Treasures DVD Chicka Chicka Boom Boom… and More Fun with Letters and Numbers (Scholastic Storybook Treasures)!

“Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” is important to me as a story for another reason though – my Mom was an early elementary school teacher for 30 years, and she collected children’s books for all reading levels. When I got pregnant with Ryan, one of the first baby gifts she bought me was a chunky board book of “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. She passed away in 1997, so now every time I see that book it reminds me of her and how much she loved it

The DVD contains seven Scholastic stories related to letters and numbers, and Kaitlyn and I have enjoyed watching them all!

CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM (By Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, Illustrated by Lois Ehlert, Performed by Crystal Taliefero) The letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Is there enough room for them all?

WILD ABOUT BOOKS (By Judy Sierra, Illustrated by Marc Brown, Narrated by Catherine O Hara) Librarian Molly McGrew introduces a zoo full of animals to reading and they go simply wild about books.

INCH BY INCH (Written and Illustrated by Leo Lionni, Narrated by Ron McLarty) To avoid getting eaten, a resourceful inchworm must figure out how to measure a nightingale’s song.

FIVE CREATURES (By Emily Jenkins, Illustrated by Tomek Bogacki, Narrated by Kristen Hahn) In a house filled with two parents, one girl, and two cats, counting has never been so much fun!

BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL (Written and Illustrated by Robert McCloskey) A little girl and a little bear mix up their mothers while picking blueberries.
A STORY, A STORY (Written and Illustrated by Gail E. Haley, Narrated by Dr. John Akar) Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this African Folk Tale.

MILLIONS OF CATS (Written and Illustrated by Wanda Gág) A gentle old man searches for one cat for his lonely wife, but returns with millions and billions and trillions of cats.

If your little one is learning numbers and letters, pick up this cute and educational DVD on Amazon.com for only $8.45!

disclosure: Scholastic sent me the DVD for free in exchange for this review, which contains my honest opinion. Amazon.com links in this post are affiliate links and I earn a commission on any sales.