oin us for an unforgettable adventure with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical, where the beloved children's book springs to life on stage! This delightful production features vibrant songs ...

And then Thursday, Simon & Schuster announced that Lois Ehlert, the illustrator behind Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and author of more perennial childhood favorites has also died. She was 86.

Former President Barack Obama reads the children's book "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" to youngsters at the Easter Egg Roll festivities at the White House in Washington in April 2011.

Lois Ehlert illustrated picture books for children like 'Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.' She also created art for the Central Library's children's room.

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 ...

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 century ...

Beloved children’s book illustrator Lois Ehlert died of natural causes on Tuesday in Milwaukee, her publisher Simon & Schuster said in a statement. She was 86.

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 ...

Lois Ehlert, whose cut-and-paste shapes in books including “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” made her one of the most illustrators of books for preschoolers, has died at 86.

Lois Ehlert, whose cut-and-paste shapes in books including “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” made her one of the most illustrators of books for preschoolers, has died at 86.