
Emily Perl Kingsley ~ Michael J. Smollin
A Golden Shape Book, 1977
Another silly lowbrow... as you all know I'm a sucker for vintage Muppets. This was first a skit that aired on Sesame Street in 1971, later reprised in book form by the previously mentioned illustrator of There's a Monster at the End of This Book and the author of one of my favorite Sesame Street titles as a kid, The Sesame Street Pet Show. (I had it in book and record form and that's one of the holy grail items I hope to find before the boy gets too old. He continues to dig his book and record How To Be A Grouch, so there's still time!)





Sherlock Hemlock and the Great Twiddlebug Mystery
Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum
The In and Out and All About Sesame Street Coloring Book
The Together Book
The Many Faces of Ernie
Sesame Street 1,2,3 Storybook
The Amazing Mumford and His Amazing Subtracting Trick
The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook
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9 comments:
I love this book! Cookie Monster rocks!
There is an animated (sort of) version of The Cookie Theif too... it looks just like this book (because it was adapted from it)! It was a Golden Book Video.
Go see it on YouTube "Three Sesame Street Stories (Part 3 - The Great Cookie Thief)"
This book is a big favorite in our house too (torn and worn as it is!)
I loved this segment on SS. Didn't know it was also a book but now I wish I owned it.
You should find a copy of "Big Bird's Busy Book" before it's too late. Great pre-Elmo Sesame Street stuff.
WOW. I watched the golden book video of this over and over when I was kid. To see it resurface today... it just makes me feel so old.
How ironic... I literally just found the Sesame Street Great Pet Show book (the one the came with the record) in my parents' basement yesterday. My 3 year old loved it! I'm glad my mom didn't toss it all these years!
Oh, I love the old Sesame Street books. I have a few and they are some of my favorites!!! Sad, how I think Elmo added and also took away from Sesame Street. I miss the old characters. There should be a reunion Sesame Street where old meets new... That would be fun!!
Oh man, I almost get emotional when I watch old Sesame Street clips. I mean, it's a good show for kids now, but it's not nearly as awesome as it used to be. So many memories...
I found a copy of 'Grover's Super Surprise Book' at our thrift store a couple months ago for a dollar. It's a 32 year old book, but almost all the pop-ups and paper levers (like when you pull Grover up an elevator) still work. I was amazed! Plus, my 3-yr.-old LOVES it. Gotta love that old school Sesame Street!
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