Sesame Street Turns 40
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(Nov.09.09)
It’s hard to believe Sesame Street will begin its 40th year on PBS tomorrow morning. Big Bird hasn’t changed a bit. To honor the long-running family favorite, publishers have released a slew of new books and anniversary editions to remind us all just why we love those Muppets. Here is just a sampling. Happy Birthday, Sesame Street!
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Sesame Street: A Celebration -- 40 Years of Life on the Street
By Louise Gikow. Published by Black Dog & Leventhal, $32.96. Available at Indigo Books & Music.
“Impressive” is the first word that comes to mind while flipping through this tribute to Sesame Street’s 40 years. Fascinating, irresistible, page-turning, educational are just a few more. A Celebration is jam-packed with photos, quotes, biographies, scripts, sheet music, fun facts (who knew Feist was debating a career as a puppeteer?) not to mention the history of the show. Also included is a DVD of the first episode and highlights – talk about a trip down memory lane. At 303 pages and the size of a coffee-table book, A Celebration is certainly not light reading, but it is something that will no doubt be treasured forever.
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C is for Cooking: Recipes from the Street
By Susan McQuillan, RD. Published by John Wiley & Sons, $21.95. Available through Wiley.
Sure, cooking with toddlers is a messy experience, but it’s one that the whole family can get into and truly enjoy. C is for Cooking is filled with tips on how children of various ages can help in the kitchen, with recipes by celebrity chefs like Jamie Oliver and Rachael Ray, and with Sesame Street character favorites (yes, of course Cookie Monster provides a cookie recipe). With such delectable dishes as Grover’s Couscous with Juice Juice and Elmo’s Dutch Baby Pancake with Buttery Apples, we guarantee this cookbook will live on your bookshelf long after your kids hang up their aprons.
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A Walk Down Sesame Street Pop-up Book
By Sesame Street. Published by Candlewick Press, $23. Available at Random House.
It may be only 16-pages long, but A Walk Down Sesame Street is packed with fun things for kids to do and explore. Younger children will be satisfied with Elmo introducing them to his Muppet friends, while older readers will take on game-show guru Guy Smiley’s challenges and dive into the -- dare we say it -- educational games like matching, counting and rhyming. And who doesn’t love a pop-up book?
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