A beloved children's book springs to life on stage in Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical. Teeming with vibrant songs, ...

After a world premiere at Seattle Children's Theatre, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical is gearing up to take its joy-filled, family-favorite production on the road. Learn how to purchase tickets ...

Michelangelo painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. That would be too high up for little kids to see, so Milwaukee's Lois Ehlert puts her art on the floor leading into the Milwaukee Public ...

Beloved children’s book illustrator Lois Ehlert died of natural causes Tuesday in Milwaukee, her publisher Simon & Schuster said. She was 86. The Wisconsin native was best known for her brightly ...

Thirteen adults were sitting in a circle around Amber Amerson, perched on the edge of their chairs, as they articulated a "poem:" "I said a boom chicka boom; I said a boom chicka boom; I said a boom ...

Children can act out ""A told B/ and B told C,/ `I'll meet you at the top/ of the coconut tree' "" with the magnets included in the Chicka Chicka ABC Magnet Book by Bill Martin Jr. and John ...

Lois Ehlert, the children's book collagist whose vibrant illustrations for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom helped it sell more than 12 million copies, died of natural causes Tuesday in Milwaukee, publisher ...

MILWAUKEE — Lois Ehlert, whose cut-and-paste shapes and vibrant hues in books including "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" put her among the most popular illustrators of books for preschoolers of the late 20th ...