Bert's books

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

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	Rhyming Game	"Take four cups of oatmeal, two pitted mangoes... buttermilk..."
Cooking with Oatmeal	Glass of water	"For Oatmeal Surprise,...just take twelve cups of oatmeal, melba toast,...and an avocado..."
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."
Out and In	Out and In	Bert: "It's full of in-jokes."
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.
The Pigeon Whisperer ^[1]	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 ^[1]	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	"It was the best of oatmeals, it was the worst of oatmeals..."
A Tale of Two Pigeons ^[1]	"One and One Make Two"	"It was the best of pigeons, it was the worst of pigeons..."
untitled	Bert Is "It"	Ernie plays a game of tag with Bert, who is reading his book.
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 sorceror.