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A collection of books that Bert has read. Sketch titles match the titles on the Ernie and Bert Sketches: Apartment page.

Picture Title / Sketch Quote/Notes
Book-allaboutair
All About Air
Discovery of Air
"Air is all around us, but we can't see it... One way we know that air is there is when we see it move things. Air moves things like sailboats, and kites, and pinwheels."
Bonfireoftheoatmeal
Bonfire of the Oatmeal
Headphones
In order not to disturb Bert while reading, Ernie wears headphones to listen to the radio. Now Bert can't hear anything... except Ernie singing along very loudly.
Bert-BoringStories
Boring Stories
Ernie's Disguise Kit
At one point, the prince drinks a glass of water.

This book also appears in the 1979 Little Golden Book The Many Faces of Ernie.
BertBook-Senses
Bottlecaps[1]
Ernie Uses His Senses
"There were only 24 Peach Ripple bottlecaps ever made."
CookingwithOatmeal2
Cooking with Oatmeal
Glass of water
"For Oatmeal Surprise, just take twelve cups of oatmeal, melba toast and an avocado..."
Cookingwithoatmeal
Cooking with Oatmeal
Rhyming Game and Talk Slower
"Take four cups of oatmeal, two pitted mangoes... buttermilk..."
Cooking with Oatmeal Fresh Prince
Cooking with Oatmeal
Fresh Prince parody
4728-EW
The Exciting Adventures of Eunice
Elmo's World: Books
The book is about Eunice, a mail-carrying pigeon.
EB.snowclothes
The Face of the Tiger
What's in Ernie's clothes
Title isn't mentioned or obvious onscreen, but the prop book is an actual mystery novel by Ursula Curtiss.
Featheredfairytales
Feathered Fairy Tales
Ernie's Guess What I Am Game
"Mama Pigeon said... Someone's been eating my birdseed. And the Baby Pigeon said, 'Someone's been eating my birdseed, and they ate it allll up."
50-Shades
Fifty Shades of Oatmeal
Episode 4425
"1. Beige, 2. Tan. (Wow, this is steamy stuff!) 3. Ecru."
Bert's books Goodnight Pigeon
Goodnight Pigeon
Milton Bradley puzzle
Bert ignores his peers at a sleepover.
Bert's books - Guide to the Stars' Homes
Guide to the Stars' Homes
Milton Bradley puzzle
Bert consults an astronomy book while Ernie gazes at the night sky through a telescope.
4034-Book
History of Oatmeal
(by Molly MacGruel)
Episode 4034
"What is better than a piping, hot bowl of oatmeal? History tells us...lumpy oatmeal has its roots in the Industrial Revolution...the railroad brought oatmeal to the West...Chapter 5: Aviation, Oatmeal and the Impressionists."
History of Oatmeal Twitter Bert 2023-10-26
The History of Oatmeal
social media
Specified as the unabridged version and subtitled, "A slow-cooked retelling." Posted to various social media platforms on October 26, 2023. [1]
Bert-LittleRed
Little Red Riding Hood
Taking Turns
"Once upon a time, there was a little girl who wore a red cape, so they called her Little Red Riding Hood."
MathandMeBook
Math and Me
Count on Sports
Bert: "What a way to spend the day. A book, some math, and me."
My Pigeon Book
My Pigeon Book
Play with Me Sesame
Bert: "I'm having fun reading My Pigeon Book."
Bertbook-outandin
Out and In
Out and In
Bert: "It's full of in-jokes."
Bae10
Pigeons[1]
Friends watching
Through his binoculars, Ernie observes Bert reading his book, even though he's closer to Bert than he needs to be.
Bert book pigeon jokes
Pigeon Joke Book[1]
Bert reads from his pigeon joke book
Bert tries out some jokes on Ernie before killing it with the pigeons in the park. He can't wait to go home and try them out on Bernice and Arnold.
Bert book pigeon jokes (puppy sketch)
Pigeon Joke Book[1]
Bert reads from his pigeon joke book
The same pigeon joke book appears in the sketch where Ernie brings a puppy home. One of the punchlines is, "To get to the other side."
Pigeonjonesdiary
Pigeon Jones Diary
Sesamestreet.org
Read a Story Day
Bert tells us he is reading a great book called "Pigeon Jones Diary." Then he tells us that it is Read a Story Day and that there is a playlist filled with stories, videos, and games. While we look at the playlist, he is going to read his book.
PigeonsInSpace
Pigeons in Space
Pretend Swimming
"It's about this pigeon mission and it's about to land on Mars..."
Bertbook-pigeonsoftheworld
Pigeons of the World[1]
Elmo's World: Eyes
"The pigeons of Pisa eat Italian breadcrumbs." ("I guess that makes sense.")
Pigeonwhisperer
The Pigeon Whisperer[1]
Dancing Monsters
"And the mystical Pigeon Whisperer whispered mystically to the pigeon... 'Coo... coo...'"
Secretlifeofpigeons
The Secret Life of Pigeons
Ernie Walks Forwards and Backwards
"And the pigeon stood, and looked into the sky, and said, 'I'll think about it tomorrow. Tomorrow is another day.'"
Bertbook-socks
Socks[1]
Play with Me Sesame
Mr. Sock pulls Bert away from his book to play Perfect Pair.
Book-twobreakfasts
A Tale of Two Breakfasts
Bert copies the drums
and
Best Friends
"It was the best of oatmeals, it was the worst of oatmeals..."
Taleoftwopigeons
A Tale of Two Pigeons[1]
"Adding, Adding, Adding"
"They were the best of pigeons, they were the worst of pigeons..."
Bert-2Pigeons
A Tale of Two Pigeons
Music and Reading
and
Hiccups
"It was the best of times for pigeons, it was the worst of times for pigeons..."
WideWorld-Paperclips
The Wonderful World of Paper Clips
Scared Bert
"The largest paperclip collection in the Western hemisphere is in Muskegon, Michigan. Paperclips come in various sizes...see exotic paperclips from foreign lands in volume four..."
EBTag
untitled
Bert Is "It"
Ernie plays a game of tag with Bert, who is reading his book.
Bert book umbrella
untitled
Ernie Prepares for a Flood at the Library
Bert doesn't mention what his book is about, but becomes perturbed when Ernie leaves an umbrella handle right in the middle of a sentence.
Bert's books - Ernie's book
untitled
Ernie's Book
After Ernie keeps Bert up reading his book, Bert can't help but to start reading it himself.
Bertbook-lion
untitled
Guess That Animal Sound
Although no text is recited, the book is interesting enough that a lion breaks into Ernie and Bert's apartment to borrow it.
4120aw
untitled
"In My Book"
The story involves a lion, a tiger, an alligator, a pirate, and a sorcerer.
Ewskin-email
untitled
Elmo's World: Skin
Ernie is wearing a blindfold and feels things with his hands, then guesses what they are.
BertBook-Helmet
untitled
Helmet
"In my younger and more vulnerable years, a pigeon gave me some advice."
Bert-FunnyBook
untitled
Reading and Exercise
Bert reads a very humorous book while Ernie tries to get him to exercise with him.
Bert-JokeBook
untitled
Looking for Five
"...and then the goose said, 'Take a gander at this!'"
Ernie says play with a book
untitled
Play with Me Sesame
Bert's book features steaming oatmeal on the cover; Ernie borrows it to show how to play with a book.

International Sesame Street[]

Picture Title / Sketch Quote/Notes
Sesamstraße-Folge2824-Berts-PigeonsInSpace-Book
Tauben im Weltall ("Pigeons in Space")
Sesamstrasse Folge 2824
Bert's book is an unmistakable reference to the recurring Muppet Show sketch Pigs in Space.

Illustrated[]

Footnotes[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 The title of the book is implied, but not stated.
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