Bert's books

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
	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."
	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.
	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.
	Cooking with Oatmeal	Glass of water	"For Oatmeal Surprise, just take twelve cups of oatmeal, melba toast and an avocado..."
	Cooking with Oatmeal	Rhyming Game	"Take four cups of oatmeal, two pitted mangoes... buttermilk..."
	The Face of the Tiger	What's in Ernie's clothes	Ernie pulls Bert away from his book to guess what body part is covered by his winter gear.
	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 of Oatmeal	Episode 4425	"1. Beige, 2. Tan. (Wow, this is steamy stuff!) 3. Ecru."
	History of Oatmeal	Episode 4034	"Chapter Five: Aviation, Oatmeal, and the Impressionists."
	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."
	Math and Me	Count on Sports	"What a way to spend the day. A book, some math, and me."
	Out and In	Out and In	Bert: "It's full of in-jokes."
	Pigeons	Friends watching	Through his binoculars, Ernie observes Bert reading his book, even though he's closer to Bert than he need to be.
	Pigeon Joke Book	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.
	Pigeon Jones Diary	Sesamestreet.org Read a Story Day	Bert tell us he is reading a great book called "Pigeon Jones Diary." Then he tell 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.
	Pigeons of the World	Elmo's World: Eyes	"The pigeons of Pisa eat Italian breadcrumbs." ("I guess that makes sense.")
	The Pigeon Whisperer	Dancing Monsters	"And the mystical Pigeon Whisperer whispered mystically to the pigeon... 'Coo... coo...'"
	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.'"
	Socks	Play With Me Sesame	Mr. Sock pulls Bert away from his book to play Perfect Pair.
	A Tale of Two Breakfasts	Bert copies the drums and Best Friends	"It was the best of oatmeals, it was the worst of oatmeals..."
	A Tale of Two Pigeons	"Adding, Adding, Adding"	"They were the best of pigeons, they were the worst of pigeons..."
	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..."
	untitled	Bert Is "It"	Ernie plays a game of tag with Bert, who is reading his book.
	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.
	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.
	untitled	"In My Book"	The story involves a lion, a tiger, an alligator, a pirate, and a sorcerer.
	untitled	Elmo's World: Skin	Ernie is wearing a blindfold and feels things with his hands, then guesses what they are.