Joe Mathieu

Bert and Ernie argue over Ernie's messiness, so Ernie looks for another place to stay.

Accompanying the Cat in the Hat to the local pond, Sally and Dick discover how the pond is teeming with life from algae and fish to waterfowl and frogs at various stages of development.

Illustrations and simple rhyming text show that while the body parts of various human and Muppet characters may look different, they have similar uses.

"It's Hanukkah on Sesame Street, and Grover invites his friends to a Hanukkah party at his house." --

While stopping to admire some of the world's most amazing trees, the Cat and Co. teach beginning readers how to identify different species, many found in North America, from the shape of their crowns, leaves, lobes, seeds, bark, and fruit.

Grover invites a few friends to a Passover Seder at his house. Readers are invited to hunt for the Passover afikomen, a piece of matzah that's hidden for the children to find.

"The Cat takes Sally and Nick to Africa, where they meet some really big cats, and all sorts of other animals, too, including elephants, zebra, giraffe, hippos, warthogs, buffalo, baboons, side-striped jackals, spotted hyena, galagos, pythons, vipers, and six kinds of antelope! Young readers will learn how animals are either predators or prey, that elephants tend to favor one tusk over the other, how to tell the difference between a white and black...

Elmo is preparing for the first day of school.

Elmo and his Sesame Street friends learn about the power of perseverance.

Cookie Monster and a clever, selfish witch are forced into a seemingly impossible situation: sharing cookies.